From: "ara.t.howard" Date: 2008-05-28T05:54:04+09:00 Subject: Re: Why doesn't Float() work the same as Integer()? On May 27, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Michael W. Ryder wrote: > I think we can agree that 1/3 * 9 = 3 exactly, not some > approximation. we can, but it just pushes the problem back further when you re- introduce irrational numbers like pi and systems that are, by definition, approximations, like calculus. the reality is that any computation system *must* handle approximations and handle them well. IEEE floating point numbers are a useful way to do just that for classes of problems that are larger than representing fractions. regards. a @ http://codeforpeople.com/ -- we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being better. simply reflect on that. h.h. the 14th dalai lama