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Re: machine precision [message #66491 is a reply to message #66490]

Wed, 20 May 2009 03:28

jameskuyper
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Registered: October 2007

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Carsten Lechte wrote:
> Jeff N. wrote:
>> Does anyone have any idea how other languages deal with the "sky is
>> falling" problem?
>
> They default to double precision?

That reduces some of the related problems, has no effect on the others,
and doesn't remove any of them.

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		Re: machine precision By: Wout De Nolf on Wed, 20 May 2009 06:08
		Re: machine precision By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 May 2009 03:44
		Re: machine precision By: jameskuyper on Wed, 20 May 2009 03:28
		Re: machine precision By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 May 2009 01:46
		Re: machine precision By: David Fanning on Tue, 19 May 2009 20:01
		Re: machine precision By: jameskuyper on Tue, 19 May 2009 18:41
		Re: machine precision By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Tue, 19 May 2009 11:15
		Re: machine precision By: jeffnettles4870 on Tue, 19 May 2009 08:16
		Re: machine precision By: jameskuyper on Mon, 18 May 2009 18:44
		Re: machine precision By: Wout De Nolf on Mon, 18 May 2009 07:02
		Re: machine precision By: Wout De Nolf on Mon, 18 May 2009 06:55
		Re: machine precision By: jameskuyper on Mon, 18 May 2009 06:33
		Re: machine precision By: David Fanning on Mon, 18 May 2009 06:30
		Re: machine precision By: Wout De Nolf on Mon, 18 May 2009 06:04
		Re: machine precision By: David Fanning on Mon, 18 May 2009 04:53

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