DIETER ENSSLEN wrote: > thanks > > my reaction: "ouch" re the funny numbers. I really don't like funny > numbers. i love numbers that are right on to the last listed digit, or > maybe out by one there. how is a person supposed to generate pi or e or > gamma=Euler-Mascheroni and such to 16, 32 or more or many more accurate > digits as hobbyists do?
For Excel's cosmetic rounding, see pages 3-6 of http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~wkahan/Mind1ess.pdf Best wishes, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
