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Matthew Heaney wrote:
> "Adrian Hoe" <mailbox@nospam.adrianhoe.com.my> wrote in message
> news:3f405ef4$1_1@news.tm.net.my...
> 
>>But subtracting the value of Angle_Delta makes the code more
>>understandable, doesn't it? That translates to -360.0000000 ..
> 
> +359.9999571.
> 
> No, it does not.  The practice of subtracting off T'Small from the upper
> bound in the type declaration is distracting, and only adds unecesssary
> noise.  The language is the way it is, so don't fight it.


Is it in the LRM? I could not find it or I may have overlook it. Please 
give me a pointer.