Re: Should we be touching goops?

[David Kastrup]

Luca Fascione <l.fascione@gmail.com> writes:

> I can't say that I completely follow all that's being discussed here, but I
> have seen a few statements pass by that I found confusing and it might be
> of some use that I share some comments based on what I myself have
> experienced so far. I'll admit I lost track of who said what, so I'll focus
> on the themes that came up as I heard them, without quotes. Do correct me
> where I misunderstood what was actually going on.
>
> First off there seems to be some confusion about the whole associativity
> situation in computer algebra:
>
>    - first things first: when using floats you can't rely on (a+b)+c ==
>    a+(b+c):

I prefer to discuss things as they relate to LilyPond.  It uses precise
arithmetic.

-- 
David Kastrup