Missing reference:
SJ-6-4 pr0025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mata matters: Precision
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Gould
Q4/06 SJ 6(4):550--560 (no commands)
looks at programming implications of the floating-point,
base-2 encoding that modern computers use
Nick
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n j cox
> The same issue is discussed at
> FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Results of the mod(x,y)
> function
> 2/03 Why does the mod(x,y) function sometimes give
> puzzling results?
> Why is mod(0.3,0.1) not equal to 0?
> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/mod.html
>
> and in a more recent Mata matters column by William Gould.
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