This struck me as incorrect:
> choose(3.999999, 4)
[1] 0.9999979
> choose(3.9999999, 4)
[1] 0
> choose(4, 4)
[1] 1
> choose(4.0000001, 4)
[1] 4
> choose(4.000001, 4)
[1] 1.000002
Should base::choose(n, k) check whether n is within machine precision of k and
return 1?
Thanks,
Erik
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