Comparing decimal numbers
Hi Michael, this is R-FAQ 7.31 http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-doesn_0027t-R-think-these-numbers-are-equal_003f cheers. Am 01.02.2011 14:49, schrieb mlancee:
Hi, I have a seemingly easy question that has been keeping be busy for quite a while. The problem is the following: 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 == 0.3 [1] FALSE Why is this false? Another example is 0.2 + 0.1 == 0.3 [1] FALSE or 0.25 + 0.05 == 0.20 + 0.10 [1] FALSE However, I do get TRUE if I use integers, or for example the following 0.1 + 0.1 == 0.2 [1] TRUE It is probably something very basic, but I did not manage to find the answer. Thanks, Michael
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