Author Topic: What is your favorite fraction? (Read 8110 times)

jdcarpe · « **on:** Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:54:59 »

Mine is 5/8.

Expressed in decimal form, that's 0.625. As you know, 625 is 25^2, or 5^4.

So, 5^4 / 10^3 = 5/8.

Pacifist · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:55:55 »

ummmmmm

golden ratio

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:58:30 »

dustinhxc · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:58:50 »

Michael · « **Reply #4 on:** Wed, 11 December 2013, 23:09:53 »

1/8th because it's typically the best bang for your buck.

n0rdlad · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 05:13:20 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:54:59

Mine is 5/8.

Expressed in decimal form, that's 0.625. As you know, 625 is 25^2, or 5^4.

So, 5^4 / 10^3 = 5/8.

Hmmm perhaps these interesting sums are related to the 'prime' factor of the 5...?

..Language of the universe, math.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 19:56:27 »

Hard to beat the 1.618 golden ratio, but I might say 1/3

Dividing things into thirds seems more satisfying than dividing them in half.

1/12 is good because it incorporates 2, 3, and 4

1/60 gets 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

sth · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 19:57:41 »

Quote from: Bro Caps on Wed, 11 December 2013, 23:09:53

1/8th because it's typically the best bang for your buck.

my condolences

C5Allroad · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:23:32 »

Ew, math....

regack · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:25:37 »

22/7 >.>

sth · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:26:04 »

Quote from: regack on Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:25:37

22/7 >.>

not exactly my slice of pi but to each their own

tp4tissue · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:27:22 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Thu, 12 December 2013, 19:56:27

Hard to beat the 1.61 golden ratio, but I might say 1/3

Dividing things into thirds seems more satisfying than dividing them in half.

Quote from: Pacifist on Wed, 11 December 2013, 22:55:55

ummmmmm

golden ratio

HAHAHAHA The incessant mathematical reminder that most of us are Fugly...

Findecanor · « **Reply #12 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 03:35:20 »

2 / sqrt(2)

(still a fraction)

Binge · « **Reply #13 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 15:50:36 »

1/1 because you can multiply or divide anything by 1/1 and nobody will notice a difference >.>...until it's too late! tis the sneakiest of fractions

eth0s · « **Reply #14 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 15:59:28 »

Quote from: regack on Thu, 12 December 2013, 20:25:37

22/7 >.>

I prefer C/D (circumference/diameter). It works with any circle, btw. And it gives this crazy number with so many decimals. I've been working on it, and I've gotten up to 20 decimal places, with no repeating pattern. So weird. Ima keep going till it ends.

ferociousfingerings · « **Reply #15 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 17:42:10 »

i'm gonna go with: */0

TacticalCoder · « **Reply #16 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 19:01:37 »

355/113

EDIT: didn't realize regack beat me to it with 22/7

Tym · « **Reply #17 on:** Fri, 13 December 2013, 19:06:36 »

3/4 its just seems such a perfect fraction

Not quite a 100% but so much higher than 50%

Its also like 50% of 50% added to 50%...

¿que?

MOZ · « **Reply #18 on:** Sat, 14 December 2013, 07:59:49 »

Malphas · « **Reply #19 on:** Sat, 14 December 2013, 08:02:34 »

rowdy · « **Reply #20 on:** Sat, 14 December 2013, 16:35:39 »

I've been thinking about this for a while, and come to the realisation that I do not have a favourite fraction.

I'll just stick to integers, thank you.

And the set of natural numbers, in an ideal world.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 15 December 2013, 10:08:47 »

Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 December 2013, 16:35:39

I've been thinking about this for a while, and come to the realisation that I do not have a favourite fraction.

I'll just stick to integers, thank you.

And the set of natural numbers, in an ideal world.

Yeah I wasn't really thinking when I posted.... I hate fractions!

dorkvader · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 15 December 2013, 23:09:15 »

Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 December 2013, 16:35:39

I've been thinking about this for a while, and come to the realisation that I do not have a favourite fraction.

I'll just stick to integers, thank you.

And the set of natural numbers, in an ideal world.

Yeah, it's hard for me to pick a good fraction. Most of my favourite numbers are either irrational, imaginary, or prime.

That said, here's probably my favourite fraction if it counts.

which converges to e

tuxsavvy · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 15 December 2013, 23:30:07 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 15 December 2013, 10:08:47

Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 December 2013, 16:35:39
I've been thinking about this for a while, and come to the realisation that I do not have a favourite fraction.

I'll just stick to integers, thank you.

And the set of natural numbers, in an ideal world.

Yeah I wasn't really thinking when I posted.... I hate fractions!

Poor old "π" gets rounded to the nearest whole number which in banking terms it'll be 3 instead of 4.

pichu23 · « **Reply #24 on:** Sun, 15 December 2013, 23:52:19 »

Oobly · « **Reply #25 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 05:11:03 »

I don't care for fractions. Decimal system all the way, thank you. It makes comparing numbers to each other so much easier and more logical.

Actually, they are useful for ratios of scale (maps), relative volumes / weights (chemical processes, etc) and pi is best described as circumference over diameter (the decimal version takes up too much space

), but I always convert to decimal for actually working with stuff.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #26 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 05:21:44 »

i can't even this thread

foxer · « **Reply #27 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 18:34:27 »

I used to love fractions in school.

1/8!

kolonelkadat · « **Reply #28 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 20:52:29 »

544/64 because it's between 512/64 and 576/64.

Ghetto Caps · « **Reply #29 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 22:20:53 »

6/9 If you know what i mean

jdcarpe · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 22:39:32 »

Quote from: Ghetto Caps on Mon, 16 December 2013, 22:20:53

6/9 If you know what i mean

Actually, I'm not sure what 6/9 was like. Now 7/9, she was a hottie.

Resistance, while fun, was ultimately futile.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #31 on:** Mon, 16 December 2013, 22:52:57 »

Math? Bah Humbug

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #32 on:** Tue, 17 December 2013, 02:59:50 »

Quote from: Dubsgalore on Mon, 16 December 2013, 22:52:57

Math? Bah Humbug

Dubs gets it!

terran5992 · « **Reply #33 on:** Tue, 17 December 2013, 03:05:00 »

1/2

I cant explain myself

paicrai · « **Reply #34 on:** Tue, 17 December 2013, 13:39:16 »

money/games

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #35 on:** Tue, 17 December 2013, 13:45:09 »

I treat all fractions as they should be treated: as a part of a whole.

#logic

quickcrx702 · « **Reply #36 on:** Fri, 27 December 2013, 00:39:09 »

Quote from: sth on Thu, 12 December 2013, 19:57:41

Quote from: Bro Caps on Wed, 11 December 2013, 23:09:53
1/8th because it's typically the best bang for your buck.

my condolences

I don't think he's talking about tree

. I like 1/8 as well, because 1/4 is too much for one evening unless you have a decent sized group.

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #37 on:** Wed, 08 January 2014, 13:46:24 »

ln(2)/λ

ibell7945 · « **Reply #38 on:** Sun, 19 January 2014, 15:45:02 »

Definitely 2π/5, as 2π/5 radians is equal to one of the five angles in a pentagon.

audioave10 · « **Reply #39 on:** Sun, 19 January 2014, 22:58:05 »

one/half of a pie...

vun · « **Reply #40 on:** Mon, 20 January 2014, 04:00:24 »

-1/12

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