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minus-squareOmega_Haxors@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoLooked into it. It literally is.
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSubtract divisor from dividend until you hit zero. Number of subtractions is the quotient. Don’t ask about non-whole numbers.
minus-squareOmega_Haxors@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe remainder is the amount of overflow when you go below zero.
minus-squareOmega_Haxors@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt recursively subtracts until the number goes at or below zero. The iterations is the output and the reminder is how much it went below zero.
Looked into it. It literally is.
But…how?
Subtract divisor from dividend until you hit zero. Number of subtractions is the quotient. Don’t ask about non-whole numbers.
The remainder is the amount of overflow when you go below zero.
It recursively subtracts until the number goes at or below zero. The iterations is the output and the reminder is how much it went below zero.