One more opinion: If you consider a number more relevant than its nearest power of 2, then somebody else will consider every digit of that number relevant. In that case, don't use rounding by SI/IEC prefixes at all. For an example see Bug #420716.
The first number, where the difference between base 1024 and base 1000 results in a greater inaccuracy than rounding to the next power of 2, is 2^150 vs 10^45. According to the cited wikipedia article, SI and IEC prefixes roughly go only half as far. So the difference between SI and IEC prefixes is immaterial. Regards, Mark Weyer P.S.: I am not subscribed to the list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
