Nevermind, found the FAQ.<br />(asking questions remains the single greatest
means of finding answers after you've exposed your ignorance to the world)<br
/><br />Michael R wrote:<br />> <br />> <br />> (Disclaimer:
cross post from perlmonks)<br />> <br />> <br />>
mikeraz@hive:~> perl -e 'my $x =<br />> (.0425 * 2) + .0025; print
$x - (.0425 * 2) - .0025, $/;'<br />> <br />>
2.16840434497101e-18<br />> mikeraz@hive:~><br />> <br
/>> <br />> Silly me would expect something like 0 to be printed. Why
the<br />> 2.16840434497101e-18? (OK, round it off and you have 0, but
....)<br />> <br />> WT_?<br />> <br />> --<br />> Michael
Rasmussen<br />> <br />> http://www.jamhome.us/<br />> Be
Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity<br />>
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