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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 06:35:56 +0100
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From: Jonathan Morton <chromi@cyberspace.org>
Subject: Re: bug in float on Pentium
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> double x = 5483.99;
> float y = 5483.99;

>5483.990000
>5483.990234

Well, duh.  Floats are less accurate than doubles, so what?  Read your C
textbook again.

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