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From: "Grein, Christoph" <christoph.grein@eurocopter.com>
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Subject: Re: precision
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:35:07 +0100 (MET)
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> What is precision of float means?
> My understanding is that if precision is 6 digits then 1.0 and
> 1.0000001 are same!!! Please let me know whether my understanding is
> right.If not then what it means?

Approximately. For exact information, see RM 3.5.7.