Re: Arguments for supporting Motion P1788/0023.01:NoMidRad
Actually, if there were only one way of doing something or constructing
something, would there be a need for standardizing it?
(Example: Another IEEE MSC project, other than P-1788, that is presently
active is standardizing laptop power supplies. Clearly, there are
presently in existence more than one shape of plug and more than
one set of voltages that such a plug supplies. However, a need is
perceived for a standard plug size and standard set of voltages.)
Baker
On 9/16/2010 02:42, Arnold Neumaier wrote:
Paul Zimmermann wrote:
I strongly advise to include mid-rad in P1788, at least to clarify how to
correctly represent a mid-rad interval, and how to correctly compute with it.
There is no single correct way of computing with midrad intervals.
Several things depend on which judgment is made, already in exact
arithmetic, and different choices have different advantages and
disatvantages.
Arnold Neumaier
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