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


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