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- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg115548] clip
- From: oliver <oliver.knill at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:18:23 -0500 (EST)
Just add a few more 0 to the argument and the accuracy will increase. If you still suspicious, build your own Clip function. Clip1[x_]:=Sign[x]*Min[Abs[x],1] will do and refers to basic functions and works better. Strangely enough, Clip1 has no problem with your example, but it has also hick-ups with numbers smaller than 1, if not more 0 are given. Try this out: Clip[1.00000000000000036] Clip[1.000000000000000360000] Clip1[x_]:=Sign[x]*Min[Abs[x],1] Clip1[1.00000000000000036] Clip1[0.9999999999999966] Clip1[0.9999999999999966000] But there are some fundamental problems with accuracy. In the second last example, it should render the result at least in the same accuracy. All involved function Sign, Min and Abs are unproblematic with respect to accuracy.