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... explain ... not relevant ...

See tye's Re^2: Perl with precision (octal).

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Re^5: Perl with precision
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 29, 2012 at 02:14 UTC

    Well, even though I didn't directly answer that part of the question, perlnumber covers that

    That and the modules/tutorial mentioned clearly cover the best way to handle numbers with precision in Perl ... with confidence? -- makes the reply relevant.

    So I have clearly read past the title, did you (he?)?

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      I must admit that I, at least, did not drill down into perlnumber.   (hangs head in shame)

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