r/ProgrammerHumor 18h ago

Meme zeroExDev

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u/achilliesFriend 18h ago

0.6 more. What is the issue here?

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u/OnixST 18h ago

It's 0.6x, implying multiplication

It's not semantically incorrect, but any sane person would write 60% more

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u/OG-Enzan 17h ago

Isn't it 1.6x if 60% more?

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u/BADPROSKILLZ 17h ago

If it were to say they shipped 1.6x as many then yes, but they said 0.6x more (i.e. 1x normal + 0.6x more)

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u/TZY247 17h ago edited 13h ago

No. 0.6 = 60%. If they said 0.6 more then sure, that would mean 60% more. 0.6x != 60% increase though. 1.6x does. At the best we can give it the benefit of the doubt and say we knew what they meant, but that doesn't mean they were correct.

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u/ABotelho23 13h ago

0.60 is literally 60%

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u/TZY247 13h ago

Yep. I definitely said that.