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Re: Calculating with imprecise values

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at gmail.com> Dec 13, 2005
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Do we already have an Eu library for calculating with imprecise values?
> I couldn't find such a library in the archives. I mean something along 
> the following lines:
> Say we have measured two distances, 3.4 cm and 4.7 cm, and we want to
> add them. Since those values are normally not 100% precise, the result
> is not necessarily (3.4+4.7) cm = 8.1 cm. If the values have been
> rounded, and "3.4" means something between 3.35 and 3.44, and "4.7"
> means something between 4.65 and 4.74, then the result can be any value
> between 8.00 cm and 8.18 cm.
> 
> If we don't already have such a library, is there any interest?
> 

It sounds like fuzzy numbers and fuzzy arithmetic.  I've thought about
writing something to do this, but haven't yet...

Matt Lewis