Unlike 0j40": %@>:^:100 ] 1x 0.6180339887498948482045868343656381177203
Still it has to rational 0j40": %:@>:^:100 ] 1x 1.6180339887498949000000000000000000000000 ----- Original Message ---- From: Oleg Kobchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: General forum <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:08:25 AM Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] significant digits (which I would also like to know how to examine) Is this what you need? 0j20":1%3 0.33333333333333331000 0j40":1x%3 0.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Not that it would always be meaningful 0j40":-:>:x:%:5 1.6180339887499159575336537529890229131022 ----- Original Message ---- From: dly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: General forum <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:21:08 AM Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] significant digits (version J504) 1%3 0.333333 1x%3 1r3 1%3x 1r3 2x*1%3 0.666667 2*1%3x 2r3 When the result is 2r3 the result can be used as an argument to the next function but for example the results of z2 and z3 are displayed the same but differ enough that they do not meet comparison tolerance (which I would also like to know how to examine) z1=: 2*o.2r3 z1 4.18879 z2=:2*1p1^2r3 z2 4.29006 z3=:2*3.14159^2*1%3 z3 4.29006 z2=z3 0 Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 26-Jun-06, at 10:28 AM, John Randall wrote: > GerryLowry1(905)825-9582{AbilityBusinessComputerServices} wrote: >> (a) 111 divided by 333 reduces to 1 divided by 3 >> but is not 1 divided by 3 ... hence >> 111 % 333x >> 111r333 NB. non reduced representation >> >> (b) x could give something like >> 111 % 333x >> 0.33333333333333333333333333333333... > > I don't see what you are getting at here. If you want to define > arithmetic for nonreduced fractions, fine. But 111%333 and 1%3 > represent > the same rational number and 1 % 3x should give the same result. What > distinction are you drawing? > > Best wishes, > > John > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
