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in thread finding multiples of two values

1.2e40 is an integer as well, and does contain a dot in stringified form.

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Re^3: finding multiples of two values
by Sewi (Friar) on Sep 01, 2009 at 12:06 UTC
    The . - test is ok for beginners who are doing their first programming steps, but I agree that it isn't good for productional software.
    Besides the module way, I prefer the $X == int($X) - which also works for 1.2e40
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