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Re: python math problem

From Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: python math problem
Date 2013-02-16 09:32 -0500
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <roy-51545A.09323216022013@news.panix.com> (permalink)
References <kfm2t8$9ru$1@ger.gmane.org> <mailman.1841.1360957660.2939.python-list@python.org> <pan.2013.02.16.13.55.31.206000@nowhere.com>

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In article <pan.2013.02.16.13.55.31.206000@nowhere.com>,
 Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> IOW: floating-point arithmetic is deterministic. It follows rules. Not the
> same rules as real arithmetic, but rules nonetheless. Contrary to
> common superstition, the least-significant bits are *not* taken from
> /dev/random.

Unless you're using a Pentium :-)

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Re: python math problem Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2013-02-15 11:47 -0800
  Re: python math problem Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-02-16 13:55 +0000
    Re: python math problem Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 01:30 +1100
    Re: python math problem Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-02-16 09:32 -0500
    Re: python math problem Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-02-16 13:24 -0500

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