From: tlaronde@polynum.com
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] circular fonctions: precision?
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 18:49:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111003164943.GA605@polynum.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1FC8ACD9-092B-43DB-8FF5-206FA5E02C55@bitblocks.com>
On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 07:39:16AM -0700, Bakul Shah wrote:
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> Integer & rational arithmetic is guaranteed in Scheme and some other languages. In an R5RS compliant Scheme implementation you have for example (/ 5 7) => 5/7. (If only people get over their irrational fear of prefix syntax they would discover a great little language in Scheme.) But most prog. languages do not specify minimal required accuracy on standard floating pt. functions. May be because most language hackers are not numerical analysts!
Thanks for your comments. I must really tackle Scheme some day!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-03 16:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-02 16:38 tlaronde
2011-10-02 17:52 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-02 18:06 ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-02 18:40 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-02 18:44 ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-02 18:59 ` andrew zerger
2011-10-02 19:04 ` tlaronde
2011-10-02 19:14 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-02 19:18 ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-02 18:44 ` tlaronde
2011-10-02 18:48 ` tlaronde
2011-10-02 18:28 ` tlaronde
2011-10-02 19:06 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 11:41 ` tlaronde
2011-10-03 14:39 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 14:46 ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-03 15:29 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 15:58 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 16:49 ` tlaronde [this message]
2011-10-03 13:03 ` Russ Cox
2011-10-03 14:44 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 14:57 ` Russ Cox
2011-10-03 15:34 ` Bakul Shah
2011-10-03 15:47 ` Russ Cox
2011-10-03 16:53 ` tlaronde
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