[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Full_Name: Claudio
> Version: 2.5.1
> OS: windows
> Submission from: (NULL) (157.138.120.198)
>
>
> the command get a wrong result
>
>
>> trunc(2.3*100)
>>
> 229
>
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Not a bug, read FAQ 7.31 and the reference therein.
--
O__ Peter Dalgaard
The result is correct. The representation of 2.3 is slightly less than
2.3: non-binary fractions cannot be represented exactly.
> 2.3*100 - 230
[1] -2.842171e-14
On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Full_Name: Claudio
> Version: 2.5.1
> OS: windows
> Submission from: (NULL) (157.138.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Full_Name: Claudio
> Version: 2.5.1
> OS: windows
> Submission from: (NULL) (157.138.120.198)
>
>
> the command get a wrong result
>
>
>> trunc(2.3*100)
>>
> 229
That is the correct answer. 2.3 is not representable exactly; the
actual value used is slightly less
Full_Name: Claudio
Version: 2.5.1
OS: windows
Submission from: (NULL) (157.138.120.198)
the command get a wrong result
> trunc(2.3*100)
229
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