{
  "id": 416352,
  "title": "What is the convension for float numbers: comma or floating point?",
  "url": "/competitions/benetech-making-graphs-accessible/discussion/416352",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-06-10T21:28:21.538474200Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>The convention with float-type numbers is to involve floating point. But I found the image below (5cd9c8a7d944), the floating point is replaced by a comma, is that correct?</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F003b2f081ad662433bd2fb90b7ea428d%2FCapture.PNG?generation=1686432454979500&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>If the comma is considered as floating point, what do you consider this comma in 1,000,000?</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F6e7455f8a5ea048519810a23b2e3e172%2F002f2f9fe7a0.jpg?generation=1686511747697795&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
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    {
      "id": "2295380",
      "postDate": "06/10/2023 21:28:21",
      "content": "<p>The convention with float-type numbers is to involve floating point. But I found the image below (5cd9c8a7d944), the floating point is replaced by a comma, is that correct?</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F003b2f081ad662433bd2fb90b7ea428d%2FCapture.PNG?generation=1686432454979500&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>If the comma is considered as floating point, what do you consider this comma in 1,000,000?</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F6e7455f8a5ea048519810a23b2e3e172%2F002f2f9fe7a0.jpg?generation=1686511747697795&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The convention with float-type numbers is to involve floating point. But I found the image below (5cd9c8a7d944), the floating point is replaced by a comma, is that correct?\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F003b2f081ad662433bd2fb90b7ea428d%2FCapture.PNG?generation=1686432454979500&alt=media)\n\nIf the comma is considered as floating point, what do you consider this comma in 1,000,000?\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F6e7455f8a5ea048519810a23b2e3e172%2F002f2f9fe7a0.jpg?generation=1686511747697795&alt=media)",
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    {
      "id": "2296158",
      "postDate": "06/11/2023 15:24:27",
      "content": "<p>From Google search, I found</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>The majority of European countries use the decimal comma. Among them are Spain, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and more. However, it's important to note that the United Kingdom is an exception because they tend to follow the Imperial System, which uses the decimal point.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>It seems that difference languages use different conventions. The above is a partial list.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "From Google search, I found\n>The majority of European countries use the decimal comma. Among them are Spain, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and more. However, it's important to note that the United Kingdom is an exception because they tend to follow the Imperial System, which uses the decimal point.\n\nIt seems that difference languages use different conventions. The above is a partial list.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "2296404",
      "postDate": "06/11/2023 19:23:53",
      "content": "<p>I am asking what the convention will be in the test dataset to be able to handle the numbers with comma or with dot accordingly</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am asking what the convention will be in the test dataset to be able to handle the numbers with comma or with dot accordingly",
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    {
      "id": 2296158,
      "author_name": "cdeotte",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/11/2023 15:24:27",
      "content": "<p>From Google search, I found</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>The majority of European countries use the decimal comma. Among them are Spain, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and more. However, it's important to note that the United Kingdom is an exception because they tend to follow the Imperial System, which uses the decimal point.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>It seems that difference languages use different conventions. The above is a partial list.</p>",
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        {
          "id": 2296404,
          "author_name": "hamzahabduljalil",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/11/2023 19:23:53",
          "content": "<p>I am asking what the convention will be in the test dataset to be able to handle the numbers with comma or with dot accordingly</p>",
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    "2295380": "The convention with float-type numbers is to involve floating point. But I found the image below (5cd9c8a7d944), the floating point is replaced by a comma, is that correct?\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F003b2f081ad662433bd2fb90b7ea428d%2FCapture.PNG?generation=1686432454979500&alt=media)\n\nIf the comma is considered as floating point, what do you consider this comma in 1,000,000?\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F14946445%2F6e7455f8a5ea048519810a23b2e3e172%2F002f2f9fe7a0.jpg?generation=1686511747697795&alt=media)",
    "2296158": "From Google search, I found\n>The majority of European countries use the decimal comma. Among them are Spain, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and more. However, it's important to note that the United Kingdom is an exception because they tend to follow the Imperial System, which uses the decimal point.\n\nIt seems that difference languages use different conventions. The above is a partial list.",
    "2296404": "I am asking what the convention will be in the test dataset to be able to handle the numbers with comma or with dot accordingly"
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