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Floating point arithmetics
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It's not "mimicking" a fraction. It is a fraction.
It's also the most compact fraction representation around.
Show how 1/3 can be precisely represented in floating point.
fl_numerator = 1
fl_denominator = 3
And division is a "stretch goal" once we get funding.
As usual, the best jokes are in the comments. (Though goddamn I chuckled at the meme.)