#11848: zero_at() method for RDF/CDF vectors
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   Reporter:  rbeezer         |          Owner:  jason, was     
       Type:  enhancement     |         Status:  positive_review
   Priority:  minor           |      Milestone:  sage-4.7.2     
  Component:  linear algebra  |       Keywords:                 
Work_issues:                  |       Upstream:  N/A            
   Reviewer:  Leif Leonhardy  |         Author:  Rob Beezer     
     Merged:                  |   Dependencies:                 
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Changes (by leif):

  * status:  needs_review => positive_review


Comment:

 This function is (e.g.) required by a doctest fix for #7852:
 {{{
 #!diff
 diff --git a/sage/misc/preparser.py b/sage/misc/preparser.py
 --- a/sage/misc/preparser.py
 +++ b/sage/misc/preparser.py
 @@ -1383,11 +1383,15 @@

              sage: A = matrix(RDF, 5, 5, 2)
              sage: b = vector(RDF, 5, range(5))
 -            sage: A \ b
 +            sage: # On at least one platform, we get a "negative zero":
 +            sage: v = A \ b
 +            sage: v.zero_at(1e-19)
              (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
 -            sage: A._backslash_(b)
 +            sage: v = A._backslash_(b)
 +            sage: v.zero_at(1e-19)
              (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
 -            sage: A * BackslashOperator() * b
 +            sage: v = A * BackslashOperator() * b
 +            sage: v.zero_at(1e-19)
              (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
          """
          return self.left._backslash_(right)
 }}}

 With both patches applied, the tests now pass on the Skynet machine "cleo"
 (Linux IA64 / Itanium 2), where they previously failed, so '''positive
 review'''.

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