Re: Round up prices

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31294
interpreted = N
texte = I agree... % is the number to start rounding upwards, as 0 thru 4 are the first 5 numbers, 5 thru 9 are the second 5 numbers in base 10. (decimal)Scott.> From: John Butler > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 11:22:22 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: Round up prices > > > > Mark Derrick wrote: > >> I'm still working on this problem, but it seems to be a deeper problem than >> I first thought. >> >> Is it generally thought that it's right to round up when it's .xx5? or could >> this be considered a bug? > > if you're asking what is appropriate in proper math/science when trying to > reduce the number of significant figures, then my > understanding is to round up starting with 5. > I.e. Yes. > > -John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Round up prices (Aaron Lynch 2000)
  2. Re: Round up prices (John Peacock 2000)
  3. Re: Round up prices (Aaron Lynch 2000)
  4. Re: Round up prices (John Peacock 2000)
  5. Re: Round up prices (Christer Olsson 2000)
  6. Re: Round up prices (Mark Derrick 2000)
  7. Re: Round up prices (John Peacock 2000)
  8. Re: Round up prices (Christer Olsson 2000)
  9. Re: Round up prices (John Peacock 2000)
  10. Re: Round up prices (John Butler 2000)
  11. Re: Round up prices (Scott Tolley 2000)
  12. Re: Round up prices (Mark Derrick 2000)
  13. Re: Round up prices (Mark Derrick 2000)
  14. Re: Round up prices (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  15. Round up prices (Mark Derrick 2000)
I agree... % is the number to start rounding upwards, as 0 thru 4 are the first 5 numbers, 5 thru 9 are the second 5 numbers in base 10. (decimal)Scott.> From: John Butler > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 11:22:22 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: Round up prices > > > > Mark Derrick wrote: > >> I'm still working on this problem, but it seems to be a deeper problem than >> I first thought. >> >> Is it generally thought that it's right to round up when it's .xx5? or could >> this be considered a bug? > > if you're asking what is appropriate in proper math/science when trying to > reduce the number of significant figures, then my > understanding is to round up starting with 5. > I.e. Yes. > > -John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Scott Tolley

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