>
> > 
> > Default precision for reals is 53 bits, if I recall correctly, so the 
> extra 
> > zeros are "assumed". 
>
> It's not the *default* precision, but the minimum precision.  There is 
> no default.   The number of bits of precision is determined by the 
>
>
Thanks for that clarification - I was only thinking of the types of (short) 
input the OP was mentioning, but naturally this is quite right. 

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