Re: precision of numbers
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- Subject: [mg54101] Re: [mg54056] precision of numbers
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 02:47:31 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Floating-point in, then floating-point out! You could use: 15525600000*Rationalize[445.25]*24 165906561600000 fartous at mail15.com wrote: > in the product: > 15525600000*445.25*24 > the output is: > 1.65907*(10^14) > also when we use: > N[15525600000*445.25*24, 15] > the output is 1.65907*(10^14) > but i want the precise number: > 165906561600000 > what could i do > jack > > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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