1.4411518807585587E17 ends in 0, and therefore when you divide by 2, it should end in 5. It's not a power of 2, it is a merely an inexact approximation of one.
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Tassilo Horn <tass...@member.fsf.org> wrote: > Yes, you did. How can a power of two divided by two be *odd* (well, > except for 2/2 = 1, of course)? ;-) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en