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« on: February 06, 2012, 07:48:47 PM »
Not strictly fractal related (but important when you're doing numerical stuff like us).

*practical* implication of float (im)precision. Nothing new here, but the examples are very good.
http://altdevblogaday.com/2012/02/05/dont-store-that-in-a-float/
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 07:52:43 PM »
Precision is always relative, never absolute - so no, float is very precise for most applications and a precise number simply do not exists alien
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