floor() rounding problem?
On 8/9/05 7:42 AM, "Simon Woodhead" <simon.woodhead at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
Dear all, Could someone please explain the following perculiarity?
2 == 0.2/0.1
[1] TRUE
3 == 0.3/0.1
[1] FALSE Similarly, floor(0.2/0.1) = 2 floor(0.3/0.1) = 2
This is a FAQ (http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-doesn_0027t-R-think-these- numbers-are-equal_003f) Hope this helps. Sean