[Scilab-users] Floating precision differences

[Frederic Jourdin]

I guess it should be: 1.000D-16 isn't it?
You are testing limits of different computers, so slight differences are 
usual I think.


Le 03/10/2014 16:34, Adelson Oliveira a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I've Downloaded scilab-5.5.1. I've installed it in Openmandriva 2014.1 
> Linux and in Red Hat Enterprise 6.5.
> Machines are different (intel i7 and intel Xeon)
>
> At Openmandriva,
>
> --> 1.0000000000000001-1.
>  ans  =
>
>      0.
>
> At Red Hat 6.5,
>
> --> 1.0000000000000001-1.
>  ans  =
>
>      1.000D+16
>
> Why is it different?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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