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Re: ToExpression again

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  • Subject: [mg82418] Re: [mg82373] ToExpression again
  • From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:42:33 -0400 (EDT)
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  • Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com

x=ToExpression["1.23456789"]
x//InputForm

1.23457
1.23456789

x//FullForm
x//RealDigits
RealDigits[x,2]

1.23456789`
{{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0},1}
{{1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,1,1},1}

NumberForm[x,16]
1.23456789

Bobby

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:04:22 -0500, nils <nils at theune.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> when I evaluate
>
> ToExpression["1.23456789"]
>
> the result is
>
> 1.23457
>
> What do I have to do to get the result
>
> 1.23456789 (that is with all the digits)?
>
> Thanx to everybody who has an idea..
> Nils
>
>
>



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