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Re: Math error!? [message #866]

Wed, 07 April 1993 11:21

zawodny
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Registered: August 1992

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In article <1pv56eINN659@tamsun.tamu.edu> woody@gergu2.tamu.edu (Woody Lee) writes:
>
> Running pv-wave 4.00 on a DEC 5000 ultrix4.2a
>
> WAVE> print,80000.958333333+0.0000115741,format='(f20.10)
> 80000.9609375000
>
>
> Why do I get this math error...
> --
> Woody Lee -=-=- woody@gergu2.tamu.edu -=-=- (409) 862-2321

Try using double precision.

IDL> print,80000.958333333D00 + 0.0000115741d00,format='(f20.10)
80000.9583449071

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