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<x>
by <y> = <z>
Floating-point numbers provide a maximum number of digits that is typically high,
but still limited. Good examples that this limitation might be too low
even for harmless-looking examples include
Wilkinson’s Polynomial,
The Rump polynomial and the fact that an exact 1/10 cannot be expressed as a binary
floating-point number.
In places where the floating-point error might add up or hinder terms from
cancelling each other out maxima therefore by default replaces them with exact
fractions.
See also ratprint
, ratepsilon
, bftorat
, fpprintprec
and rationalize
.
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