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From: james@astro.uucp (James McCartney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: SANE vs. 68881 precision
Message-ID: <1990Aug20.224654.26900@astro.uucp>
Date: 20 Aug 90 22:46:54 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas Astronomy/McDonald Observatory
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   Can someone tell me EXACTLY what the difference in precision is in the
calculations of transcendental functions between SANE and the 68881? Is
it that SANE generates 64 bit values and the 68881 generates only 48?
Please email..
   --- James McCartney