[R] help for the first poster- a simple question

[jim holtman]

FAQ 7.31  (You need to understand what floating point numbers are)

On 3/3/08, Xuejun Qin <xjq at chg.duhs.duke.edu> wrote:
> Hi, there,
> I cannot  get accurate value  for calculation.
> for example:
> ld<-sqrt(1*0.05*0.95*0.05*0.95)
> 0.05*0.95-ld=-6.938894e-18
> 0.05*0.95-ld==0 is False.
>
> I met this problem in my program, how can I handle it. Thanks.
>
>
> xj.
>
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