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I tried to make my code exactly match the math it came from, but I didn’t have enough memory to store sqrt(2)

If you look at the implementation of sqrt for a computer, it's usually implemented with Newton's algorithm, which is an iterative numerical method with high speed convergence. It is computationally efficient and looks approximately zero how √ looks.

Right. I was hoping to highlight that difference with a joke.

Sometimes a person will tell a story which is untrue, with the purpose of bringing levity to a conversation. This may be termed a joke. These stories may also be used to illustrate a point.

It's important to note that such cases are not always clearly signaled as being humor or untrue. It is a part of the joke's effect that the reader or listener will not at first know it is a joke, but will realize it after noticing an absurdity.

A related concept is "dry humor".

It is important that they not be clearly signaled.

What? "sqrt(2)" is literally 7 bytes. :)

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