OpenEuphoria

Re: double precision reals??

• Posted by Rolf Schroeder <rolf.schroeder at DESY.DE> Jan 23, 2001
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Eddy Van Esch wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> How can I make sure that a variable is always of type "double precision" ?
> If I make it an atom, it 'could' be a double precision real, but if the
> range of the number is small enough, Euphoria turns it into a single
> precision real, is it not?
> For instance, the double precision number 5.123456789012345678e4 can be
> represented by a single precision real but with less accuracy namely
> something like this: 5.123456789e4. I believe that Euphoria automatically
> turns my double precision atom into a single precision atom when it has the
> chance. Is this correct and how can I 'force' Euphoria to always regard my
> variable as a double precision value???
> Is this asking too much of Euphoria?
>
> Eddy

Hi,
there are NO single precisions in EU. There are only integers (32 bit)
or double precisions. Never will be a loss of accuracy within 15 digits.
Read 2.1.1 of the reference manual.

Rolf