[R] arithmetic and logical operators

R. Michael Weylandt michael.weylandt at gmail.com
Wed Jan 30 21:34:58 CET 2013


R FAQ 7.31 (Note, this isn't R specific, rather it's a problem with
the finitude of computers)

MW

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Dave Mitchell <dmmtchll at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why, in R, does (0.1 + 0.05) > 0.15 evaluate to True?  What am I missing
> here?  How can I ensure this (ostensibly incorrect) behavior doesn't
> introduce bugs into my code?  Thanks for your time.
>
> Dave Mitchell
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