On 04 Jun 2003 00:24:08 -0500, you wrote: >Excel 2002 (XP): > >Cell Formula Value >= 0.5 - 0.4 - 0.1 0.00000000000000000000E+00 >=(0.5 - 0.4 - 0.1) -2.77555756156289000000E-17 ... >What is interesting is the change in the displayed value in Excel when >the second formula is surrounded by parens (which I found purely by >accident). This would suggest that there may be something going on in >the parsing of the cell formula that affects the calculation and >displayed value.
"Interesting"? I'd say "horrifying". When (expr) does not evaluate the same as expr, what can you trust? Duncan Murdoch ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help