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not-a-good-idea.clj
(defn mid [a b] (/ (+ a b) 2.0))
(count (take-while #(not= 1.0 %) (iterate #(mid 1 %) 2)))
=> 53
; 53 is not random but tied to the fact that the fraction part of a double is stored on 52 bits
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