From: tmoran@bix.com (Tom Moran)
Subject: Re: delta?
Date: 1999/02/28
Date: 1999-02-28T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <36d9a7d5.1437012@news.pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7b9bl7$ki5$1@eng-ser1.erg.cuhk.edu.hk
>what is the meaning of delta and digits in the following sentence?
>type Money is delta 0.01 digits 15;
It means variables of type Money are exactly represented down to 0.01,
differences between such variables can be as small as 0.01, and the
variables can take a value as big as 15 decimal digits. Given
Dollars : Money;
Then Dollars can be as big as $9,999,999,999,999.99 and accurately
represent an amount down to the penny.
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1999-02-27 0:00 delta? yukchi
1999-02-27 0:00 ` delta? Matthew Heaney
1999-02-27 0:00 ` delta? David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-02-28 0:00 ` Tom Moran [this message]
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