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Re: floating point addition

by LanX (Saint)
on Jan 12, 2015 at 18:16 UTC ( [id://1112975]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to floating point addition

In short 0.1 decimal is a periodic fraction in dual system.

Cheers Rolf

PS: Je suis Charlie!

PS in long Humans have too many fingers

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Re^2: floating point addition
by trippledubs (Deacon) on Jan 12, 2015 at 18:45 UTC
    What is dual system?
      binary?
      لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ
      There are 10 kind of hackers!

      Those who understand binary and those who don't. :)

      Cheers Rolf

      PS: Je suis Charlie!

      PS and those who call it "dual".

        You mean 10, right? :P

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