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| Subject: | Re: Sig Figs Was:Re: Different behavior of Str(Double)? |
| From: | Kirk Gray <develop@kirkgray.com> |
| Date: | Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:41:37 -0600 |
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On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Karen wrote: Forgive me for boring everyone, but sig fig issues have been the bane of my career! ( A slight exaggeration ;) ) Sadly, my career hasn't been eventful enough to warrant a bane of any kind. :o) But I agree with the rest of your post. Significant digits and their care and feeding are (should be) just as important as the accuracy of readings and calculations. ————————————— Kirk Gray REALbasic Professional 2008r3.1 MacBook Core 2 Duo, OS X 10.5.4 Power Mac dual G4, OS X 10.4.11 _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> |
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