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

• Posted by Jiri Babor <J.Babor at GNS.CRI.NZ> Mar 20, 2000
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Irv wrote:

>> 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
>
>Well, Jiri,
>
>The origin of this problem was with code that failed at one decimal place.
>It was exactly the kind of thing you might run into doing graphics, where
>a coordinate is computed via division. It can be patched by adding .00001
>or similar small value to the number(s) passed - messy but effective.
>
>Regards,
>Irv

Well, Irv,

Thank you very much for your graphics lecture, but you failed to answer my
question again. jiri