> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:39:42 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Drop trailing zeros in a number
>
> Try putting "x" at the end of the long number to retain precision:
>
> |.&.":^:2: 123450245000x
>
> This is a cute trick.
>
Not always!!!
|.&.":^:2: 123450245060x
|ill-formed number
| |.&.":^:2:123450245060
|.&.":^:2: 123450245000000000001x
20
|.&.":^:2: 1234502450000000000010x
20
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