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Re: 1>0 gives False

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Subject: [mg73794] Re: 1>0 gives False
From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:41:30 -0500 (EST)
References: <es13hf$o75$1@smc.vnet.net>

=CF/=C7 dh =DD=E3=F1=E1=F8=E5:
> $Version: 5.1 for Microsoft Windows (October 25, 2004)
>
> Hello,
>
> can anyone explain the following:
>
> 1`2 > 0
>
> False
>
> If we have 3 digits of precision: 1`3 we get the correct result.
>
> Daniel

The same holds true for Version 5.2

In[34]:=
1=2E`1.9999999999999998 > 0
Out[34]=
False

In[35]:=
1=2E`2.9999999999999996 > 0
Out[35]=
True

In[85]:=
2=2E`1.9999999999999998 > 1
Out[85]=
False

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