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From: "Martin" <martin.dowie@afraidof.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Comparing Floating Point Values
Date: 14 Dec 2006 14:22:34 -0800
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Steve wrote:
[snip]
> http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm

I'd second this - I've used the algorithms before and hightlights the
problems using the solutions provided 'above' in this thread.

Another path could be to ask... "Do I /really/ need to use
Floating-Point or would Fixed-Point be better?"...

Cheers
-- Martin