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Subject: Re: Epsilon
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From: Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 05:58:29 -0400
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<adaworks@sbcglobal.net> writes:

> Very clever.   Thank you.

Thanks.

You could argue that 'machine_epsilon is better in both of these uses.
I didn't really study the issue.

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-- Stephe