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Subject: Re: 4 -> 8 -> 8/16 -> 16 -> 16/32 -> 32 - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 09:09:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 23 09:09:15 1984
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Re: haddock.133

It is NOT true that "any number 10^-17 <x <10^17 will be exact".  If the inter-
nal representation is binary, then ONLY numbers whose fractional part has a
denominator which is a (negative) power of 2 will be exact.  All others (includ-ing 1/3, 1/5, 1/10) will be rounded or truncated approximations.

				T. W. Hildebrandt
				UNC-Greensboro
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