my $count = 0; for my $list1 (@List1) { for my $list2 (@List2) { if (abs($list1 - $list2) <= .2) { $count++ } } } print("$count\n"); #### my $tol = 2**(-30); # ~ 0.000000001 my $count = 0; for my $list1 (@List1) { for my $list2 (@List2) { if (abs($list1 - $list2) - $tol <= .2) { $count++ } } } print("$count\n");