For questions on the use of machine-precision real numbers (also known as floats), the numbers that can be directly manipulated through the underlying numerical capabilities of your computer system.
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Why to do parentheses change the results of a calculation?
I'm getting results that are sensitive to where I place parentheses with respect to operations that are associative1 (and should thus be insensitive to such placement). For example, if I define2
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Set Global Maximum Precision
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I've looked around and can't figure it out:
How do I set a global maximum precision for a notebook (or in general, globally)?
I have a large notebook in ...
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Precision of a complex number
In an output I'm getting a number like -0.33998187034939803 + 0.I. Finding ...
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Issue with WorkingPrecision
I am having the following issue.
I am evaluating a numerical integral, and I need high precision to get good values of the function being integrated.
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