asow8 ( asow8@mander.xyz ) to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoIf I hear "% is a mathematical operator" one more time...message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up149file-text
arrow-up149message-squareIf I hear "% is a mathematical operator" one more time...asow8 ( asow8@mander.xyz ) to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNigelFrobisher ( NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoWait, what?
minus-squarebryndos ( bryndos@fedia.io ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months ago% is used in C and various other programming as the modulo “operator”. DDG calculator does explain itself by restating the input to mod(5,2). Computer programmers are just lazy and will steal any commonly understood symbol and reporpoise it to save a few key strokes.
Wait, what?
% is used in C and various other programming as the modulo “operator”. DDG calculator does explain itself by restating the input to mod(5,2).
Computer programmers are just lazy and will steal any commonly understood symbol and reporpoise it to save a few key strokes.