On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 07:39:16AM -0700, Bakul Shah wrote:
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> Integer & rational arithmetic is guaranteed in Scheme and some other
> languages. In an R5RS compliant Scheme implementation you have for example (/
> 5 7) => 5/7. (If only people get over their irrational fear of prefix syntax
> they would discover a great little language in Scheme.) But most prog.
> languages do not specify minimal required accuracy on standard floating pt.
> functions. May be because most language hackers are not numerical analysts!
Thanks for your comments. I must really tackle Scheme some day!
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