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Re: creating exact numbers, strange behavior

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• Subject: [mg53054] Re: creating exact numbers, strange behavior
• From: "Maxim A. Dubinnyi" <maxim at nmr.ru>
• Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:52:44 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200412180859.DAA02167@smc.vnet.net>
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Quotient[7*10^100, 10^100]
7

7.*10^100 is not exact integer number
7*10^100 is.

Matthias Gottschalk wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I try to convert machine number into an exact number. I do this the 
>following way:
>
>In[] = Quotient[7.*10^30,10^30]
>
>Out[] = 7
>
>that is fine.
>
>
>In[] = Quotient[7.*10^99, 10^99]
>
>Out[] = 7
>
>still fine.
>
>
>In[] = Quotient[7.*10^100,10^100]
>
>Out[] = 6
>
>????????, I think that is bad.
>Or am I doing something wrong?
>
>
>  
>

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    • From: Matthias Gottschalk <gottschalk@gfz-potsdam.de>