[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #37402] sums to 1 involving decimals have odd type behavior

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URL:
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                 Summary: sums to 1 involving decimals have odd type behavior
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:17:06 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Inaccurate Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Sean Scott
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.1
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

Some expressions evaluate to an integer expression of 1; others do not.

For example,
x = .5+.4+.1 = 1
y = .2+.7+.1 = 1.00000
(y != 1) == FALSE





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