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Re: Rounding Errors and Irregulars?

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  • Subject: [mg42026] Re: Rounding Errors and Irregulars?
  • From: bobhanlon at aol.com (Bob Hanlon)
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 05:42:47 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <bcjvir$i0h$1@smc.vnet.net>
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Floor[Pi*10^9]/10.^9 // InputForm

3.141592653


Bob Hanlon

In article <bcjvir$i0h$1 at smc.vnet.net>, jason at thinkingman.org (Jason) wrote:

<< Subject:	Rounding Errors and Irregulars?
From:		jason at thinkingman.org (Jason)
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Date:		Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:36:43 +0000 (UTC)

Hi

Is there a way to tell Mathematica not to *round* ?

Example: 
In[x]:= SetPrecision[Pi, 10]

Out[x]:= 3.14159265{4}

The {4} is rounded, non-rounded should say {3}.
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