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		yarg on Sept 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is My Blue Your Blue? It's neutral (-1 * 0 ≡ +1 * 0); don't confuse it for an infinitesimal (which can be positive or negative).

zeven7 on Sept 3, 2024 | [–]

I think they were referring to -0 in floating point, which does exist as a separate value from +0 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signed_zero

lll-o-lll on Sept 3, 2024 | [–]

Nah, zero definitely feels a bit more positive to me.

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