On 04/14/2013 06:14 PM, Tim Doty wrote:
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> On Apr 14, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Algis Kabaila <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Just to add a little fuel to this fire:
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>> First, by hand try to convert the "exact" 0.1 then 0.01 decimal to their 
>> binary equivalent. Send to this list the binary value.  Is it exact?
>>
>> Second, who would care about 1 cent in $10 000 ?
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> people who are stealing money :) Its been some years, but taking the 
> roundings has actually been done. It has always amused me when people insist 
> on using float for "dollars" rather than tracking cents exactly.

Yes, the modern equivalent of shaving coins. Why coins have knurled edges.

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>> Al.

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