[R] Problem with products in R ?

Yuankuns Shi shiyuankun.read at gmail.com
Tue May 6 14:29:16 CEST 2014


In R, all number (integer float double precision) is treated as double 
precision. Therefore, it has only 16 significant figures. To achieve higher 
precision, you have to use program support long integer

在 2014年5月4日星期日UTC+8下午8时44分04秒,ARTENTOR Diego Tentor写道:
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> Trying algorithm for products with large numbers i encountered a 
> difference 
> between result of 168988580159 * 36662978 in my algorithm and r product. 
> The Microsoft calculator confirm my number. 
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> Thanks. 
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