Because they represent the retina's activity in the simplest fractions or ratios.
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Other orbital resonances correspond to orbital periods whose lengths are simple fractions of Jupiter's.
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Number recognition gives way to multiplication and simple fractions.
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A " simple fraction " contains no fraction either in its numerator or its denominator.
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Monthly rates tended to range from simple fractions to 3 4 percent, perhaps because lenders used Roman numerals.
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For example, 1 / 2.5 converts to 2 / 5 as a simple fraction, or 0.4 as a decimal number.
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In all other cases the expected way to express the ratio in words would be by taking the simplest fraction.
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Inches ( 12 ) and yards ( 32 ) are easily to halve into simple fractions than base-10 SI units.
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:: : Presuming you have access to a calculator, assume that the questionner hasn't set a hard question and try the simple fractions.
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Real numbers, including many simple fractions, cannot be represented exactly in floating-point arithmetic, and it may be necessary to test for equality within a given tolerance.