double-precision arithmetic

Anthony J. Persechini ajp2o at crocus.medicine.rochester.edu
Thu Nov 22 04:16:48 AEST 1990


Why is it that when performing the  double-precision
multiplication with  a large value, say 12345634234.56 times
a small value, say 0.01, I am losing the decimal fraction; i.e, the
above operation gives me  12345634234?

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Tony Persechini
Department of Physiology
University of Rochester Medical Center



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