Continued Fractions

> Hi Phil,
> yes, in polymath it is the the object PMContinuedFraction.
> werner
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> On 09/17/2017 08:38 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
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> Ah, I see there is something in the Numerical Methods book. :rolleyes:
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> Phil
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> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 8:30 PM, [hidden email] <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
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>> Do we have anything related to continued fractions in Pharo?
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>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continued_fraction
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>> I need that to match rectanges to aspect ratios etc.
>>
>> TIA
>> Phil
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> I need to match print ads sizes from various publications with a
> standardized list of ratios (e.g. 2:1, 1:1, 2:7...) plus a bunch of other
> metrics.
>
> So  a rect of 1543@331 gives a float value that has can be best approximated
> by a continued fraction approach.
>
> But there are other complications. Now I am using a lookup table and try to
> match with just a distance.
>
> I am using DataFrame and hopefully more Roassal for all of this.
>
> Pharo can be a good tool to manage the object model of this problem space. I
> am prototyping something. We'll see how far I can get.
>
> Phil
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> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Stephane Ducasse <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
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>> Hi phil
>>
>> just out of sane curiosity do you have a pointer on ratio and
>> rectangle and continued fraction?
>>
>> Stef
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>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 12:40 PM, werner kassens <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Phil,
>> > yes, in polymath it is the the object PMContinuedFraction.
>> > werner
>> >
>> >
>> > On 09/17/2017 08:38 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>> >
>> > Ah, I see there is something in the Numerical Methods book. :rolleyes:
>> >
>> > Phil
>> >
>> > On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 8:30 PM, [hidden email] <[hidden email]>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Do we have anything related to continued fractions in Pharo?
>> >>
>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continued_fraction
>> >>
>> >> I need that to match rectanges to aspect ratios etc.
>> >>
>> >> TIA
>> >> Phil
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>> >
>> >
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