Re: [Help?] Integer/Decimal portion of a real number
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- Subject: [mg8867] Re: [mg8847] [Help?] Integer/Decimal portion of a real number
- From: Wouter Meeussen <w.meeussen.vdmcc at vandemoortele.be>
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 20:16:32 -0400
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
At 02:40 29.09.97 -0400, kammy shan leung wrote: >Hi, > >I'm fairly new with mathematica, and I have a simple question that I >can't figure out. What I would like to do is break up a real number to >its integer and decimal portion. > > For example: > > 4.12345 can be broken up to: > > integer_portion = 4 > decimal_portion = 12345 > > Is there a simple function that will provide me with these values? > >would appreciate if you would email me. > >Thanks, >Kammy Leung >-- >ksleung at uiuc.edu > take a look at Floor, Ceiling, (# - Floor[#]&) , etc.. have fun, wouter. NV Vandemoortele Coordination Center Oils & Fats Applied Research Prins Albertlaan 79 Postbus 40 B-8870 Izegem (Belgium) Tel: +/32/51/33 21 11 Fax: +/32/51/33 21 75 vdmcc at vandemoortele.be