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| Date | Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:39 -0700 |
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On 09/05/2011 10:57 PM, xyz wrote:
> hi all:
>
> As we know , 1.1 * 1.1 is 1.21 .
> But in python ,I got following :
>
>>>> 1.1 * 1.1
> 1.2100000000000002
>
> why python get wrong result? Who can tell me where's the 0.0000000000000002 from?
It's not a python error It's the nature of floating point arithmetic
to be inaccurate on *ANY* computer. Python just allows you to see the
inaccuracies.
(But try:
print 1.1*1.1
and see that the print statement does hide the roundoff error from you.)
Read this for more info:
http://pyfaq.infogami.com/why-are-floating-point-calculations-so-inaccurate
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Re: Floating point multiplication in python Gary Herron <gherron@islandtraining.com> - 2011-09-06 00:00 -0700 Re: Floating point multiplication in python Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-06 08:30 +0000
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