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Re: problem with cos ( pi/2 )

Subject: Re: problem with cos ( pi/2 )
From: "Mark Wagner" <email@hidden>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:12:54 -0700

On 6/18/06, Tommy Nordgren <email@hidden> wrote:

pi/2 is not an exactly representable number in floating point
binary. (not in any base in fact)


A slight quibble here: pi/2 has an exact representation in certain
non-integer bases such as base pi.  It's just that there's no computer
out there that uses such a base for computation.

--
Mark Wagner
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  >problem with cos ( pi/2 ) (From: billmonk <email@hidden>)
  >Re: problem with cos ( pi/2 ) (From: Tommy Nordgren <email@hidden>)




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