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. local s = c(pi)
. di "`s'"
3.141592653589793
. scalar twopi = 2.0*c(pi)
. local ss = twopi
. di "`ss'"
6.283185307179586
It appears that in this case the local (which is, after all, a string)
has included all the significant digits of a double-precision constant.
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On Aug 12, 2009, at 02:33 , Sergiy wrote:
what is the precision with which the locals are stored in Stata?
Help page for datatypes lists precision for doubles. Does it apply
to locals?
Help page for limits does not answer this either.
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