in reply to Re: Variables are automatically rounded off in perl
in thread Variables are automatically rounded off in perl
TLDR: It's not just perl. It's (virtually) every computer language out there."
Exactly. JavaScript works the same way. I usually avoid working with floats whenever possible. If I have to get a precise result, then I multiply my number by 1000 to push the decimal point to the right. Whatever comes after the decimal point gets rounded, and it's usually garbage.
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