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[–] markz@suppo.fi 17 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

0 to 1 is infinitely more, not 100%.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

In relative terms it's infinite, but the absolute difference is 1, aka 100%.

[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

percentages cannot represent absolute changes: by definition it's always a relative change.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

You're not understanding the application. It is a ratio of relative proportion.