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Subject: Re: fatal precision problem in gnuplot or fatal operator incompetence?
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On 04/28/12 12:25, Charles T. Smith wrote:
> Why does:
>
> plot [0:1000] sin(x)
>
> seem to be modulated with what appears to be a sine wave?


Could this have anything to do with the fact that when I plot:


gnuplot> set parametric
gnuplot> set size square
gnuplot> r(t) = 1 - exp(-0.25*t/pi)   # the radius as function of t
gnuplot> plot [0:25*pi][-1.1:1.1][-1.1:1.1] r(t)*cos(t), r(t)*sin(t)

(from Gnuplot In Action, by Philipp K. Janert)

I get a spiral of straight lines rather than a curving spiral, as shown 
in the book?

Is this a reason to be using 64 bit linux?