Calculation error for floor function floor(1.4/0.025)
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if x = floor(1.4/0.025) is 55 in Matlab, how does y = 1.4/0.025 is 56?
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Iain
on 20 May 2013
1 vote
1.4/0.025 actually evaluates to 55.9999999999999928946.
The error is in the FIFTEENTH decimal place, which is an extremely small error, however, it is less than 56, and will "floor" to 55.
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Zhang lu
on 20 May 2013
1 vote
Hi
floor(1.4e3/0.025e3)
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