Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 14 Apr 2001 06:35:56 +0100 | From | Jonathan Morton <> | 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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