[G4] 2 + 2 = 4.000000001?

[sr ferenczy]

os 10.3

521.82 + 4 comes up as 525.82 on the calculator, but the paper tape 
shows 525.8200000000001
interesting.


sandor


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On Feb 26, 2004, at 10:26 PM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Thursday, February 26, 2004, at 08:56  PM, Kevin Willis wrote:
>
>>> provide an example, ill try it here. i know there have also been 
>>> long long threads on the answer that the mac calculator gives to 
>>> zero divided by zero....
>>>
>>>
>>> sandor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Try 521.82 plus anything.  That is just one example from tonight.  I 
>> have noticed it with a lot of other numbers.
>>
>> let me know what happens,
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>
> 521.82 + 2 = 523.82.
> Jim
>
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