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rurban on April 1, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: 7 Bits Are Not Enough for 2-Digit Accuracy

I never knew how many digits exactly could be preserved in a double. Now I know: 15 or 17, depending where you start.

jacquesm on April 1, 2015 [–]

It's highly dependent on the base of the digits!

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