[ ghc-Bugs-815511 ] Floating pt. arithmetic bugs / inexplicable inaccuracy

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Bugs item #815511, was opened at 2003-09-30 23:48
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Joe Lee (yjo)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Floating pt. arithmetic bugs / inexplicable inaccuracy

Initial Comment:
in ghci 6.0.1, eg:

Prelude> 1.1 + 2.2
3.3000000000000003

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>Comment By: Simon Marlow (simonmar)
Date: 2003-10-01 08:55

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True, 1.1 2.2 and 3.3 are all representable as doubles, it
seems, so why does 1.1 + 2.2 not give the exact answer?

I get the same result from a C program, so I don't think
this is specific to GHC.

Any experts on floating point arithmetic want to comment on
why this happens?


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