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minus-squareMark with a Z@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-22 months ago0 to 1 is infinitely more, not 100%.
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 months agoIn relative terms it’s infinite, but the absolute difference is 1, aka 100%.
minus-square9bananas@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agopercentages cannot represent absolute changes: by definition it’s always a relative change.
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoNope, percentage is just short for 1/100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage Edit: /100, would be more accurate than 1/100. shrug
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou’re not understanding the application. It is a ratio of relative proportion.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWhat do you think the “per” in “percent” means?
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months ago/ You could also just click on the wikipedia link.
0 to 1 is infinitely more, not 100%.
In relative terms it’s infinite, but the absolute difference is 1, aka 100%.
percentages cannot represent absolute changes: by definition it’s always a relative change.
Nope, percentage is just short for 1/100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage
Edit: /100, would be more accurate than 1/100. shrug
You’re not understanding the application. It is a ratio of relative proportion.
What do you think the “per” in “percent” means?
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You could also just click on the wikipedia link.