[R] Bug in options(digits=n)??

[Joshua Wiley]

Hi Ravi,

That is expected.  Please read the documentation for ?options.
Specifically, note that digits sets the significant digits, this may
not always be the number of decimals printed.

Also, I recommend updating your version of R.

Cheers,

Josh

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Ravi Kulkarni <ravi.kulk at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is in version 2.10.1
>
>> sqrt(3)
> [1] 1.732051
>> 6/7
> [1] 0.8571429
>> options(digits=3)
>> sqrt(3)
> [1] 1.73
>> 6/7
> [1] 0.857
>> sqrt(7)
> [1] 2.65
>> 7/9
> [1] 0.778
>
> Ravi
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