[Jprogramming] Questions on precision

[John Baker]

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On Oct 11, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Roger Hui <rhui000 at shaw.ca> wrote:

>   0j60 ": 1r3
> 0.333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
> 
>   0j60 ": (+%)/ 200 $ 1r1
> 1.618033988749894848204586834365638117720309179805762862135449
> 
>   0j60 ": -:@(+ 2&%)^:6 ] 1r1
> 1.414213562373095048801688724209698078569671875377234001561013
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Raul Miller <rauldmiller at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:44
> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Questions on precision
> To: Programming forum <programming at jsoftware.com>
> 
>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:09 AM, David Vaughan
>> <purpleblues13 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> I know you can get exact precision with x:, but what about 
>> getting a lot a decimal points?
>>> e.g.
>>>   1%3
>>> 0.333333
>>> 
>>> Can this become
>>> 
>>> 0.333333333333...?
>> 
>> Yes.
>> 
>> Edit->Configure...
>>     Parameters: Print Precision
>>         12
>> 
>> Or, http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dx009.htm:
>>    9!:11]12
> 
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