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// The Babylonian Method | |
// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots#Babylonian_method | |
// @param n - the number to compute the square root of | |
// @param g - the best guess so far (can omit from initial call) | |
function squirt(n, g) { | |
if (!g) { | |
// Take an initial guess at the square root | |
g = n / 2.0; | |
} | |
var d = n / g; // Divide our guess into the number |
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