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Well -- I'd say it is more accurate (though not more precise) -- it can accurately represent rational numbers, so you can do rational arithmetic without rounding errors. e.g. 
> .3.Num - .2.Num - .1.Num == 0
False
> .3 - .2 - .1 == 0
True

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Re^5: Small Perl 6 discoveries II, Rats
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 19, 2017 at 16:44 UTC
    The reason this digression started is because it can't accurately represent rational numbers. Except for trivial examples, I suppose.
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