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[–] meliante 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You seem to be ignoring the problem solving part. If it doesn't provide a response in the ballpark of the true solution it is not heuristic, it's just wrong line of thought.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, it's the correct line of thought in most cases, as most numbers we work with on a daily basis are not fractions. This might be skewed differently in the US, but it's a solution which works in most cases. Heuristics are not necessarily perfect solutions and additional considerations need to be applied when they fail.

[–] meliante 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Heuristics is not most cases mate, get that through that thick skull of yours. Heuristic is about solving a problem, the problem in this case being "which of these fractions represents the largest number?".

Jesus fucking Christ on a toast!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're discarding all the sources and arguments we're discussing, insulting me with childish language and throwing a hissy fit. I thought we had a reasonable discussion going, but this is obviously over.

Good day.

[–] meliante 0 points 4 months ago