[R] Funky calculations

[Rui Barradas]

Hello,

Like others have said, this is FAQ 7.31. Try

(0.4 + 0.2 + 0 + 0.3 + 0 + 0.1) - 1


on both systems, on one of them it's not zero.

Hope this helps,

Rui Barradas

Às 13:45 de 01/02/2022, Nathan Boeger escreveu:
> Hello,
> 
> I found something strange and maybe I am going nuts but this does not make
> sense:
> 
>>   (0.4 + 0.2 + 0 + 0.3 + 0 + 0.1) > 1
> [1] TRUE
> 
> I tried it on my mac M1 (R v4.1.2) and my Linux box (R v4.0.4). If I use
> other values, it does not work (see below). It seems only that combination,
> granted I did not try them all.
> 
>>   (0.4 + 0.2 + 0 + 0.2 + 0 + 0.2) > 1
> [1] FALSE
> 
> Am I missing something?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> -nb
> 
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