[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #43368] rats can produce "*" as output and this is not documented

[Colin Macdonald]

URL:
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                 Summary: rats can produce "*" as output and this is not
documented
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: cbm
            Submitted on: Mon 06 Oct 2014 11:02:42 PM GMT
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

"rats(pi, 4)" gives "22/7" but "rats(pi, 3)" produces "*".  The documentation
doesn't seem to mention that asterisks will be produced in some cases.  See
#43367 for a discussion of what those cases should be.




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