[Rd] Representation of floating point numbers (PR#1281)

[theis@statistik.uni-dortmund.de]

On 24-Jan-02 Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> 
> There is a function all.equal provided for this purpose: it is a misuse of
> ==.

But there is no hint or note on the "Comparisons" help page concerning this
problem. If it is a misuse one should be warned against it.

Winfried Theis

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E-Mail: Winfried Theis <theis@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Date: 24-Jan-02
Time: 13:54:53
Dipl.-Math. Winfried Theis, Fachbereich Statistik, Graduiertenkolleg
"Angewandte Statistik"
Universität Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund
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