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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Toy code for currency handling |
| Date | 2017-11-29 11:03 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lnr2sgykjb.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <ov99nf$5uc$1@jstuckle.eternal-september.org> <ovm3di$vgs$1@dont-email.me> <ovmirc$cs7$1@dont-email.me> <lnvahtxai3.fsf@kst-u.example.com> <ovmuqj$cgs$1@dont-email.me> |
Noob <root@127.0.0.1> writes:
> On 29/11/2017 18:25, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> If you're writing something for your own use, say to balance your
>> checkbook, and a 1-cent error on an interest calculation isn't fatal,
>> you probably don't need to worry about it.
>
> I would definitely *not* need 94 digits to balance my checkbook ;-)
If you have an interest-bearing account, and an interest payment
increases your balance by an amount very very close to 0.5 cents,
you might need some large number of digits to determine which way
to round.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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