Re: Interpretation of result

[JuanPi]

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:59 PM, JuanPi <address@hidden> wrote:
> Can anybody explain this to a simple mortal who did not take a
> rigorous numerical calculus class?
>
> octave:89> 99999999999999999 - 99999999999999998
> ans = 0
>
> (that is 17 digits) ...
>
> Thanks!!
>
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> JuanPi Carbajal
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> "The bad economist pursues a small present good, which will be
> followed by a great evil to come, while the true economist pursues a
> great good to come, at the risk of a small present evil." - Frédéric
> Bastiat
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> http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/carbajal/

btw, I got it from here

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100821636024337732617/posts/1MLNQqYyUEo

-- 
JuanPi Carbajal
-----
"The bad economist pursues a small present good, which will be
followed by a great evil to come, while the true economist pursues a
great good to come, at the risk of a small present evil." - Frédéric
Bastiat
-----
http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/carbajal/