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minus-square@jayk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish19•4 months agowhy would you divide something by 10^-3 instead of just multiplying it by 1000
minus-square@davidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink20•4 months agoPerhaps the value was from elsewhere in the conversation and could have just as well been a variable in the formula, so they were referencing where it came from by spelling it out.
minus-square@toast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilink10•4 months agoI think you are forgetting the basic premise of the theory
why would you divide something by 10^-3 instead of just multiplying it by 1000
Perhaps the value was from elsewhere in the conversation and could have just as well been a variable in the formula, so they were referencing where it came from by spelling it out.
I think you are forgetting the basic premise of the theory