How close do you think it should be, given finite resolution with digital computing?
> acos(0.5) - pi/3 [1] 2.220446e-16 Charles Annis, P.E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 561-352-9699 eFax: 614-455-3265 http://www.StatisticalEngineering.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Iñaki Murillo Arcos Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1:32 PM To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] acos(0.5) == pi/3 FALSE Hello, I don't know if the result of acos(0.5) == pi/3 is a bug or not. It looks strange to me. Inaki Murillo ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
