by Wolf Behrenhoff <NoSpamPleaseButThisIsValid3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 21, 2007 at 01:14 PM
inscriptionalacon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
schrieb:
> I mean : how many digits are save ?
Do you know how reals work?
Real has
1 bit sign
8 bits exponent
39 bits mantissa
To answer your question I have to ask: What is a "digit"? 0..9, 0..1,
0..f?
For 0..9: 2^39=549755813888 - so you have a "5" followed by 11 digits.
That means 11 digits are safe.
Wolf
