Re: Infinite precision floating-point


"Joel Ray Holveck" <joelh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> The "hack" mentionned elsewhere is not good for these accountants who
>> may object that 1/20 is not 0.05.
>
> I suspect that it wouldn't be too difficult to write a routine to
> print-- in precise decimal notation-- any given rational.
>
> I have no intention of actually doing so, which is why I feel bold
> enough to make such claims.
>

Oh, come on, give it a try!

http://online-judge.uva.es/p/v2/202.html

Unfortunately, they only allow C, C++, Java, and Pascal
solutions to be submitted.

Anyone have a solution that doesn't have an O(denominator)
space requirement? It's a *bit* of a hitch. ;-)

--
Geoff




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