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Re: Why does printf() do this to big numbers?

by Anonymous Monk
on Mar 17, 2010 at 06:13 UTC ( [id://829094]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Why does printf() do this to big numbers?

Because that is what printf does , and that is how computer numbers work :) No, really :) What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic

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