Re: format rounding?!
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39289
interpreted = N
texte = Kalin Mintchev wrote:> > should this [format 8.2f]7.475[/format] produce this: 7.48 ?> > i was just looking at the docs...> If the underlying rounding algorithm is even rounding yes; otherwiseno. This may be platform dependent territory. What platform are yourunning on? I do not see it round under NT (which is wrong): [format 8.2f]7.475[/format]
[format 8.2f]7.485[/format]displays as 7.47and 7.49which demonstrates that odd rounding is enabled (and this is not thecorrect method to use, per the IEEE 754 standard).'Even' rounding (also called bankers rounding) is defined such that if the digit before the 5 will become even, then round up, otherwise truncate. There are some long and fairly technical reasons for this, but basically it comes down to making sure that there is no unintentional bias.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Kalin Mintchev wrote:> > should this [format 8.2f]7.475[/format] produce this: 7.48 ?> > i was just looking at the docs...> If the underlying rounding algorithm is even rounding yes; otherwiseno. This may be platform dependent territory. What platform are yourunning on? I do not see it round under NT (which is wrong): [format 8.2f]7.475[/format]
[format 8.2f]7.485[/format]displays as 7.47and 7.49which demonstrates that odd rounding is enabled (and this is not thecorrect method to use, per the IEEE 754 standard).'Even' rounding (also called bankers rounding) is defined such that if the digit before the 5 will become even, then round up, otherwise truncate. There are some long and fairly technical reasons for this, but basically it comes down to making sure that there is no unintentional bias.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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