[R] Mismatch in logical result?

[Heinz Tuechler]

Maybe this?
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-doesn_0027t-R-think-these-numbers-are-equal_003f

At 11:23 07.11.2008, Shubha Vishwanath Karanth wrote:
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>Hi R,
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>I have certain checkings, which gives FALSE, but 
>actually it is true. Why does this happen? Note 
>that the equations that I am checking below are 
>not even the case of recurring decimals...
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> > 1.4^2 == 1.96
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>[1] FALSE
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> > 1.2^3==1.728
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>[1] FALSE
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>Thanks in advance, Shubha
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