eps

[Ted Harding]

Hi,

Linux octave binary:-

1. " More precisely, eps is the smallest value such that `1+eps' is not
     equal to 1. "

2.  octave:8> eps
      eps =  2.2204e-16

    octave:9> x=51*eps/100
      x =  1.1324e-16
    octave:10> (1+x)-1
      ans =  2.2204e-16

    octave:11> y=50*eps/100
      y =  1.1102e-16
    octave:12> (1+y)-1
      ans = 0

3.  ???

Cheers,
Ted.                                     (address@hidden)