Can someone please explain this code for me and what it does?

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Can someone please explain this code for me and what it does?

Mekire

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Sep-17-2018, 07:06 AM

It seems to be an implementation of the Babylonian method of finding the square root of a number:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of...ian_method

Do you have a specific question about it?

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RE: Can someone please explain this code for me and what it does? - by Mekire - Sep-17-2018, 07:06 AM

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