[Tutor] Rounding

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On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 08:03:39PM +0000, Terje Johan Abrahamsen wrote:
| I am trying to use the round() function. But, it doesn't give me the=20
| answers I want:

Do a google search for "binary floating point" or "IEEE 754" or
something along those lines.  Also try writing out 1/3 in decimal
*exactly*, not an approximation, using pencil and paper.  The problem
is finite precision.  If you're lucky you might get a nice
dissertation from Tim Peters on the topice :-).

-D

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