It's not floating point number. So I don't think so. -- Thanks & Regards, Devesh Mishra
-----Original Message----- From: Subscriptions [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Math.pow in ActionScript presumably due to precision issues with large numbers (ie not your fault) eg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point#Accuracy_problems Lee Burrows ActionScripter On 11/11/2014 16:38, Devesh Mishra(NABFS00) wrote: > Hi, > > I am using Math.pow(x,y) method in action script. But I am very surprised > with the results. > > For example, Math.pow(16,14). > > In Action Script, it gives: 72057594037927940 > In Calculator, it gives: 72057594037927936 > > What may be the reason for this difference , Any idea ! > > > -- > Thanks & Regards, > Devesh Mishra > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Disclaimer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Information contained and transmitted by this e-mail is confidential and > proprietary to IGATE and its affiliates and is intended for use only by the > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this e-mail is > strictly prohibited and you are requested to delete this e-mail immediately > and notify the originator or [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. IGATE does not enter into any agreement with > any party by e-mail. Any views expressed by an individual do not necessarily > reflect the view of IGATE. IGATE is not responsible for the consequences of > any actions taken on the basis of information provided, through this email. > The contents of an attachment to this e-mail may contain software viruses, > which could damage your own computer system. While IGATE has taken every > reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for > any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should > carry out your own virus checks before opening an attachment. To know more > about IGATE please visit www.igate.com <http://www.igate.com>. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Disclaimer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information contained and transmitted by this e-mail is confidential and proprietary to IGATE and its affiliates and is intended for use only by the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and you are requested to delete this e-mail immediately and notify the originator or [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. IGATE does not enter into any agreement with any party by e-mail. Any views expressed by an individual do not necessarily reflect the view of IGATE. IGATE is not responsible for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of information provided, through this email. The contents of an attachment to this e-mail may contain software viruses, which could damage your own computer system. While IGATE has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening an attachment. To know more about IGATE please visit www.igate.com <http://www.igate.com>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
