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How many digits does octave use?!
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Francesco Potorti` |
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How many digits does octave use?! |
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Tue, 12 Sep 1995 18:09 +0100 (MET) |
octave:48> a=rand(1,1)/200;
octave:49> sprintf("%.100g\n",a)
ans = 0.0004910822212696075612925472597680709441192448139190673828125
Thats 64 DIGITS! Where are they coming from?
That's even nicer (using the precompiled alpha binaries):
octave:1> sprintf("%.100g\n",1/3)
ans = 0.333333333333333314829616256247390992939472198486328125
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