Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic

Famous quotes containing the words arbitrary, precision and/or arithmetic:

    “If you should rise from Nowhere up to Somewhere,
    From being No one up to being Someone,
    Be sure to keep repeating to yourself
    You owe it to an arbitrary god....”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

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