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Re: Strange division using mixed integers and floats
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peta |
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Re: Strange division using mixed integers and floats |
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Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:17:40 -0400 |
> Also (/ 5 4 2.3) would no longer be equivalent to (/ (/ 5 4) 2.3).
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> I don't think that is a big loss.
In ansii common lisp they are equivalent, but that is because integer
division gives a rational result. So in the absence of rational numbers
converting all arguments to float would be a close approximation of the
same.
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Peter Whaite (http://whaite.ca)