SPUG:strange rounding problems
Tim Rosmus
trosmus at nwnexus.net
Thu Jan 30 16:29:48 CST 2003
|# Unrounded: 12.7
|# Rounded: 13
|#
|# Ok so far. But how about 12.5:
|#
|# Unrounded: 12.5
|# Rounded: 12
|#
|# Not quite right. But 12.5000000001:
|#
|# Unrounded: 12.5000000001
|# Rounded: 13
|#
It's a result of the type of hardware/OS your running on. Different
architectures, FP units (if available), and byte size will give
different results depending on what your running on.
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