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WHAT THE NUMBER OF DIGITS IN YOUR COORDINATES MEANS LATON PRECISION MEANING 28N, 80W 28.5N. 80.6’W 28.52’N, 80.68W 28.523N, 80.683W YOU’RE PROBABLY DOING SOMETHING SPACE-RELATED YOU’RE POINTING OUT A SPECIFIC CITY YOU’RE POINTING OUT A NEIGHBORHOOD YOU’RE POINTING OUT A SPECIFIC SUBURBAN CUL-DE-SAC 28.5234N, 80.6830W YOU’RE POINTING TO A PARTICULAR CORNER OF A HOUSE 28.52345N. 80.68309W YOU’RE POINTING TO A SPECIFIC PERSON IN A ROOM, BUT SINCE YOU DIDNT INCLUDE DATUM INFORMATION WE CAN’T TELL WHO 28.5234571N, 80.6830941W 28.523457182N, 80.683094159W 28.523457182818284, 80.683094159265358W YOU’RE POINTING TO WALDO ON A PAGE "HEY, CHECK OUT THIS SPECIFIC SAND GRAIN!" EITHER YOU’RE HANDING OUT RAW FLOATING POINT VARIABLES, OR YOU’VE BUILT A DATABASE TO TRACK INDIVIDUAL ATOMS. IN EITHER CASE, PLEASE STOP.