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[open-cobol-list] Cobol Precision
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Roger While |
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[open-cobol-list] Cobol Precision |
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Thu May 26 15:40:03 2005 |
Clarification required :
8.8.1.3.1.1 Precision and allowable magnitude
A standard intermediate data item has the unique value of zero or a value
whose magnitude is in the range of
10999 (1.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 0E-999)
through
101000 10968 (9.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 9E+999)
inclusive, with a precision of 32 decimal digits. A standard intermediate
data item shall be truncated or rounded
to fewer than 32 digits only as explicitly specified.
What exactly does this mean ?
Roger