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Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers"
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers" |
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Mon, 29 May 2006 17:28:38 -0400 |
The problem here is that fuzz is a _relative_ measure of equality, and
you employ it as an absolute measure here.
That is true -- but, in the case where one of the numbers is zero,
we have no way to apply a relative criterion to the other number.
There is no possible standard for it to be relative to.
Perhaps the idea of approximate equality can't be applied
to the case where either of the numbers is zero.
Perhaps it should always return nil in that case.
If so, the current definition is correct,
though not written very clearly for the result it gives.
- Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Drew Adams, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", David Kastrup, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Kim F. Storm, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Lennart Borgman, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", David Kastrup, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Lennart Borgman, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", David Kastrup, 2006/05/29
- Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Lennart Borgman, 2006/05/29
Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers",
Richard Stallman <=
Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Lennart Borgman, 2006/05/29
Re: Elisp manual, node "Comparison of Numbers", Stefan Monnier, 2006/05/29