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Re: strange rounding result

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  • Subject: [mg80956] Re: [mg80918] strange rounding result
  • From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:28:59 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <200709050659.CAA27251@smc.vnet.net> <46DEBCD2.5030501@wolfram.com>

On 9/5/07, Carl Woll <carlw at wolfram.com> wrote:
<snip/>
> I think the following explains it:
>
> In[144]:= N[
>  FromDigits[#, 2] & /@
>   RealDigits[{999.5, 99.95, 9.995, .9995}, 2], 20]
>
> Out[144]= {999.50000000000000000, 99.950000000000002842,
> 9.9949999999999992184, 0.99950000000000005507}


^^^
Woll FTW (again!)

Thanks!










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