[fpc-devel] format function

[Rimgaudas Laucius]

Maybe this is off topic, but some interesting information about floating 
point operations could be found at 
http://vod.niif.hu/index.php?lg=en&mn=archive&eid=47&sm=listevent&secid=85. 
I recommend you to check "Can we trust floating-point numbers?" by Paul 
Zimmermann.
ISO/IEC 10967-3 "Information technology -- Language independent 
arithmetic -- Part 3: Complex integer and floating point arithmetic and 
complex elementary numerical functions" is worth to check too.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Пётр Косаревский" <ppkk at mail.ru>
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Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:51 PM
Subject: Re[3]: [fpc-devel] format function


>> Why do you think that scientific notation is used by default?
>>> I personally prefer "-0.000" in this case.
>
> It's just a personal preference.
>
> A weak argument:
> If you write a program "grandma" should use, you can always add an extra 
> check if she complains (and it will be only one of the many "extra 
> checks"!). If you want the program to be more rough and scientist 
> oriented, it will be one of only few "extra checks".
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