[R] Logical inconsistency

[Berwin A Turlach]

Dear Emma,

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 04:23:53 -0800 (PST)
emma jane <emma_me_jane at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
> Please could someone kindly explain the following inconsistencies
> I've discovered__when performing logical calculations in R:
> 
> 8.8 - 7.8 > 1
> > TRUE
> 
> 8.3 - 7.3 > 1
> > TRUE

Gladly:  FAQ 7.31
http://cran.at.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-doesn_0027t-R-think-these-numbers-are-equal_003f

HTH.

Cheers,

	Berwin

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