From bug-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu Tue Sep 12 11:10:30 1995 Subject: How many digits does octave use?! From: Francesco Potorti` To: Octave bugs Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 18:10 +0100 (MET) octave:48> a=rand(1,1)/200; octave:49> sprintf("%.100g\n",a) ans = 0.0004910822212696075612925472597680709441192448139190673828125 Thats 64 DIGITS! Where are they coming from? That's even nicer (using the precompiled alpha binaries): octave:1> sprintf("%.100g\n",1/3) ans = 0.333333333333333314829616256247390992939472198486328125 -- Francesco Potorti` Voice: +39-50-593203 CNUCE - Istituto del CNR Operator: +39-50-593111 Via Santa Maria 36 Fax: +39-50-904052 56126 Pisa - Italy Email: pot at cnuce dot cnr dot it