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From: prestonb@hpcvra.HP.COM (Preston Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP28C
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Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 14:10:50 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 14:10:50 1987
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The differences are caused by rounding error and the
order the multiplications are performed.  In one program
the values are calculated from 253 down in the other from 
one up.  The FACT function uses double precision and therefore
is the correct answer.

Preston Brown
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