From: Ryan Blazecka <eblazecka AT bc DOT sympatico DOT ca>
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Subject: doubles vs. floats
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:55:57 -0800
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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.