[Pdx-pm] Unexpected math result

[Michael R]

Nevermind, found the FAQ.
(asking questions remains the single greatest
means of finding answers after you've exposed your ignorance to the world)

Michael R wrote:
> 
> 
> (Disclaimer: 
cross post from perlmonks)
> 
> 
>
 mikeraz at hive:~> perl -e 'my $x =
> (.0425 * 2) + .0025; print
$x - (.0425 * 2) - .0025, $/;'
> 
>
 2.16840434497101e-18
>   mikeraz at hive:~>
> 
> 
>  Silly me would expect something like 0 to be printed.  Why
the
> 2.16840434497101e-18?  (OK, round it off and you have 0, but
....)
> 
> WT_?
> 
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