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Re: [bug-gawk] GAWK 4.1 arbitrary precision integers and E notation
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arnold |
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Re: [bug-gawk] GAWK 4.1 arbitrary precision integers and E notation |
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Fri, 18 Oct 2013 03:08:22 -0600 |
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Hi.
Hermann Peifer <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Arnold,
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> Thanks for your time and explanations with which I do agree.
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> The only statement I do not agree is this one:
> > # 10^30 is 1e31, no?
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> See below. Hermann
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> $ gawk 'BEGIN{ print 10^1, 1e1}'
> 10 10
Yeah, my math has deteriorated to a level that is beyond excuse. :-(
Thanks,
Arnold