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From: | Ryan Blazecka <eblazecka AT bc DOT sympatico DOT ca> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | doubles vs. floats |
Date: | Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:55:57 -0800 |
Organization: | BCTEL Advanced Communications |
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Michael Phelps wrote: > This may sound a little counterintuitive, but sometimes you can get better > results by using doubles rather than floats. Why is this? I've heard it many times, but never understood why.
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