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Re: Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness

Subject: Re: Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness
From: "Andrew Curry" <andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:37:52 +0100
xslt number precision
yes, i was not thinking xsl also doing a c and perl question on the same
topic.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenton" <jkenton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Re:  Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness


>
> You are confusing different floating point types -- 32bit single
precision, 64bit double precision and 128bit extended precision -- with
decimal numbers.  Decimals are specified in the Schema spec, and are
completely different critters.
>
> --jeff
>
>
> Andrew Curry wrote:
> > I believe its precision
> >
> > float: stores a number between +/- 1.5 X 10-45 to +/- 3.4 X 1038
> >
> > The "decimal" data type should be used when you require a high level of
> > precision, since it can accurately store data up to 28 digits after the
> > decimal points (128-bit precision).
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rowland Shaw" <Rowland.Shaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:15 PM
> > Subject: RE:  Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness
> >
> >
> >
> >>Maybe I'm being really dumb here, but what is the difference between a
> >>decimal number and a floating point number?

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