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1 / 7 = 0.142857142857143 = 0x6FDF1234

That hex value doesn't correspond to either a float or double in IEEE format? 

print unpack 'h*', pack 'f', 1/7;;
529421e3

print unpack 'h*', pack 'd', 1/7;;
2942942942942cf3

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Re^2: Float/double to hex?
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 18, 2013 at 01:35 UTC
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      I've no idea what that hex value is, but it certainly isn't any IEEE representation of 1/7.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      HA! I completely got fooled by wolfraudalpha
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