[R] Precision of values > 53 bits

[peter dalgaard]

> On 10 Jan 2013, at 15:56 , S Ellison <S.Ellison at lgcgroup.com> wrote:
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>> I am working with large numbers and identified that R looses 
>> precision for such high numbers.
> Yes. R uses standard 32-bit double precision.


Well, for large values of 32... such as 64.

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