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st: Another precision problem with Mata


From   "Jann Ben" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Another precision problem with Mata
Date   Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:35:29 +0200

Hi,
in a Mata program I am using the expression 

 abs((x-y)/z) < 1

where x, y and z are real scalars. Note that in some cases y has been
set to x + z earlier in the program. Although the expression should
evaluate to "false" in these cases, it sometimes does evaluate to "true"
due to roundoff error.

My question now is: Would it be reasonable to code

 abs((x-y)/z) < 1-epsilon(1)

Or how would one approach such a problem?

Many thanks,
ben

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