Re: Odd math

From: Kathinka Diehl <kathinka_at_rrr.de>
Date: 2000/07/12
Message-ID: <8kh49t$21fqf$1@ID-6887.news.cis.dfn.de>#1/1

Steve Adams <steve.adams_at_ixora.com.au> schrieb:

> Does it reproduce on earlier versions?

Yes.

Oracle7 Workgroup Server Release 7.3.4.5.0 - Production SQLWKS> select trunc(log(2,4)) from dual; TRUNC(LOG(

1
1 row selected.

Texas Instrument calculators will calculate 2^3-8 = -0.000000001 and by Casio 2^33 is an odd number. Seems to be some internal wrong roundings.

Regards
Kathinka Received on Wed Jul 12 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT