> Python's floats have 52 *binary* places of precision, or approximately > 15 *decimal* places. So even though we may not be able to physically > build a machine capable of aiming a laser to a precision of > 0.00000000001 degrees, at least we can be comforted by the knowledge > that a C double or a Python float is precise enough to handle the job.
Comforting, indeed. Thanks :) Alan _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
