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Re: [Help-glpk] Irrational numbers


From: Ali Baharev
Subject: Re: [Help-glpk] Irrational numbers
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:36:14 +0200

> I would like to note that 0.1 is a rational number and therefore its
> decimal representation is periodic: 0.10000...000... = 0.09999...999...,
> i.e. it is a repeating decimal.

You are right.

I misunderstood the meaning of repeating decimal, my fault.

I just wanted to say that interval arithmetic (with directed rounding)
provides the tools to handle these and other numerical difficulties.

Best,

Ali




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