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Re: It's a bug? Re: Strange problem

• Posted by Kat <gertie at ZEBRA.NET> Mar 19, 2000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jiri Babor" <J.Babor at GNS.CRI.NZ>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: It's a bug? Re: Strange problem


> Guys,
>
> I have heard this one so many times I am getting a bit curious too:
> what is exactly your problem that requires higher precision than to
> about 16 decimal places? Even Bill Gate$' fabulous wealth can be
> expressed quite accurately, to the last cent in fact, using just 16
> digits. That's plenty astronomical to me!  jiri

But when i measure plant cell nuclii radius in parsecs, 16 digits isn't
enough. In fact, only string math will be accurate enough, since you can use
as many digits as you wish, 16^16 if you wish. Sounds like a math library is
needed.
<shrug>

Kat