Proposal: Symbolic Extension
Became unpopular 5 to 1. Failed by Derrick.
Adminned at 03 Aug 2018 16:33:45 UTC
Add a new rule titled “Math”
In the GNDT, numbers with 10 or more digits can be represented with a limited subset of mathematical notation. Standard order of operations apply. Valid operations and their symbols are as follows
* additon +
* subtraction -
* multiplication *
* division /
* exponentiation ^
* factorial !
Parenthesis are also acceptable.
For those unfamiliar with factorial, n factorial is equal to the product of all the numbers less than or equal to n. In notation this is n! = n * (n-1)!. 0! is defined as equaling 1.
The following form of scientific notation may also be used: “XeY” where X is a positive decimal number and Y is a positive integer equal to or greater than the number of digits past the decimal point in X. The number represented by the notation is (X * 10 ^ Y).
A GNDT full of complex mathematical notation isn’t my idea of fun. Per my comments elsewhere, I’d be happier if stats stayed around the low, readable level and occasionally flipped to “infinite” when something amazing happened.
9spaceking:
why the hell would we do this? can’t we just use scientific notation?