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Re: why extending numbers by zeros instead of dropping precision is a good idea

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First post2011-04-04 10:30 +0000
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  Re: why extending numbers by zeros instead of dropping precision is a good idea Noqsi <noqsiaerospace@gmail.com> - 2011-04-04 10:30 +0000

#1455 — Re: why extending numbers by zeros instead of dropping precision is a good idea

FromNoqsi <noqsiaerospace@gmail.com>
Date2011-04-04 10:30 +0000
SubjectRe: why extending numbers by zeros instead of dropping precision is a good idea
Message-ID<inc6jo$t1$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Apr 1, 1:34 am, Bill Rowe <readn...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> It seems FixedPoint is doing something behind the scene that
> avoids the problem you describe above.

Well, of course, a specialized function can use specialized error
estimation methods.

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