On 01/06/2013 07:42 AM, David Arnold wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone explain this: > >> options(digits=20) >> 1/3 > [1] 0.33333333333333331483 > > Why the 1483 at the end?
There are 10 sorts of people; those who understand binary arithmetic and those who don't. See also FAQ 7.31. cheers, Rolf Turner [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.