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<p>[QUOTE="NOS, post: 7509138, member: 2098"]I was taught by and had this reinforced by a mathematics instructor to always write out the "0" in front of a decimal that is below one whole unit. I have been vigilant about this ever since in my writing and I am keen to notice when units of measurement are lacking a zero when written by others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, much of the populace is oblivious about the importance of writing a zero before a decimal that is below one whole unit and is otherwise content to just write a decimal and omit the zero.</p><p><br /></p><p>The company or whomever produced these coins has essentially exploited this mentality knowing it is a very easy oversight to make and look over. They would have no doubt liked to have omitted the decimal point completely but included it to stay within legal boundaries and not get accused of outright fraud and get shutdown or taken to court.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NOS, post: 7509138, member: 2098"]I was taught by and had this reinforced by a mathematics instructor to always write out the "0" in front of a decimal that is below one whole unit. I have been vigilant about this ever since in my writing and I am keen to notice when units of measurement are lacking a zero when written by others. Unfortunately, much of the populace is oblivious about the importance of writing a zero before a decimal that is below one whole unit and is otherwise content to just write a decimal and omit the zero. The company or whomever produced these coins has essentially exploited this mentality knowing it is a very easy oversight to make and look over. They would have no doubt liked to have omitted the decimal point completely but included it to stay within legal boundaries and not get accused of outright fraud and get shutdown or taken to court.[/QUOTE]
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