From: Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@...>
Date: 2009-12-02T01:27:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Float Arithmetic: Return A Fixnum When Float == Fixnum

MaggotChild wrote:
> On Dec 1, 5:52�am, Marnen Laibow-Koser <mar...@marnen.org> wrote:
>>
>> The notation is misleading. �It's not a question of precision, but of
>> type. �You can think of 2.0 as 2:Float, not 2 to 2 significant figures.
> 
> Yes, I do, but when it comes to printing, Float does not.

You can always redefine Float.to_s.  Changing the underlying type, 
though, is probably a poor idea.

> 
>>
>> >>> j == j.to_i ? j.to_i : j
>> > => 2
>>
>> > Is there a "better" way?
>>
>> Why even bother?
> 
> OCD

Apply your OCD in the right places, though! :)

Best,
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