Loss of precision
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- Subject: [mg126611] Loss of precision
- From: sam.takoy at yahoo.com
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 04:56:09 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi, I understand intuitively why Sin[Large Number] cannot be computed too accurately. For example Precision[Sin[SetPrecision[10^10, 100]]] = 89.75 We can I find an explanation of precisely why and how 100 becomes 89.75. Many thanks in advance, Sam