Re: Converting from string to real
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- Subject: [mg126793] Re: Converting from string to real
- From: Peter Breitfeld <phbrf at t-online.de>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 05:23:09 -0400 (EDT)
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fcaleyo wrote: > Hi guys, I've got a problem with ToExpression[]. > It seems to round large real numbers off, e.g. > ToExpression["109266.75"] returns 109267., still a real, yet not exactly what the original string meant. > Any idea to solve this? > Many thanks > fcaleyo > This is only due to the fact, that Mathematica displays 6 Digits of precision. If you use ToExpression["109266.75"]//InputForm you will see, that all digits are present. -- _________________________________________________________________ Peter Breitfeld | Bad Saulgau, Germany | http://www.pBreitfeld.de