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Re: Is this a numerical problem?
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Jaroslav Hajek |
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Re: Is this a numerical problem? |
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:14:22 +0200 |
2010/8/19 Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden>:
> 2010/8/19 Judd Storrs <address@hidden>:
>> 2010/8/19 Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden>
>>>
>>> I believe the inconsistency is how 0.999995 is displayed in each with
>>> "format short". Octave displays 0.99999 and Matlab displays 1.0000,
>>> from what I can read in the bug report.
>>
>> I don't understand this comparison. Matlab is displaying four digits after
>> the decimal whereas octave is displaying five. If octave displayed four
>> digits it would also display 1.0000.
>
> It's five digits total. Format short displays five digtis.
>
>> Why is Matlab more correct? The inaccuracy of the Matlab representation is
>> +0.000005 and the inaccuracy of the Octave representation is -0.000005. Why
>> is one "correct" and the other wrong?
>
> Because 5 should round up. Precisely for reasons like this.
>
But remember that the value is rounded already at the point it is
entered, so it's not exactly what you think it is.
And watch this:
octave:1> x = 0.999995
x = 0.99999
octave:2> x - 0.99999 < 1.0 - x
ans = 1
however:
octave:3> round(1e5*x)/1e5
ans = 1
Hmmmm...
That's why I invited Lukas to submit a bug report. This may require
some investigation, and ML threads are always in danger of being
forgotten.
regards
--
RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD
computing expert & GNU Octave developer
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
Prague, Czech Republic
url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, (continued)
Re: Is this a numerical problem?, George Barrick, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Ozzy Lash, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Judd Storrs, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Lukas Reichlin, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Judd Storrs, 2010/08/19
- Re: Is this a numerical problem?,
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- Re: Is this a numerical problem?, Judd Storrs, 2010/08/19
Re: Is this a numerical problem?, George Barrick, 2010/08/19