This does not feel radical enough
This does not feel radical enough
Posted Jul 19, 2025 15:12 UTC (Sat) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)In reply to: This does not feel radical enough by DemiMarie
Parent article: Reinventing the Python wheel
But do they? Depends on the chaos!
Some chaotic structures diverge rapidly with small differences in the inputs. Others (it's called a "strange attractor" iirc) find it very hard to break away from a stable pattern. Your high-pressure summer weather system that resolutely refuses to move is one of these.
Cheers,
Wol
Posted Jul 19, 2025 21:09 UTC (Sat)
by kleptog (subscriber, #1183)
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And there's a whole branch of mathematics about how to fix algorithms to improve numerical stability. Floating point numbers on computer have properties that mean you sometimes you won't get the answer you hope with a naive implementation.
This does not feel radical enough