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32768 (very close to 215 btw)

How close do you need to be?

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Re^4: A series of random number and others
by GrandFather (Saint) on Oct 09, 2008 at 06:52 UTC

    Well, that depends on the application. For astronomy and politics within a couple of orders of magnitude is often enough. Engineering and statistics (except where quoted by politicians) like to be within an order of magnitude on the "safe" side. In maths you can often get a little closer than that.

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