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Re: KLIC: tlhIngan mI'QeD SImmeH mIw vIghoj vIneH.



ja' Hergh Suy:
>>... chan wej vI' wa' loS wa' vagh Hut.
>>... = 3.14159"
>
>I'm uncomfortable with that string of numbers with
>the decimal point. The only way I'd write
>the answer would be
>
>3 + (1/10) + (4/100) + (1/1000) + (5/10,000) + (9/100,000)...
>
>The Klingon translation would be wicked, but those are the
>only tools Maltz has given us.

The Bird of Prey poster contains many examples, among which is this:

  wejvatlh loSmaH loS vI' vagh wej 'uj 'aD Duj
  Length: 120M

The decimal representation of fractions *has* been given to us.

-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh




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