Scott Robert Ladd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Richard Henderson wrote: | > On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 10:34:14AM -0400, Scott Robert Ladd wrote: | > | >> static const double range = PI; // * 2.0; | >> static const double incr = PI / 100.0; | > | > | > The trig insns fail with large numbers; an argument | > reduction loop is required with their use. | | Yes, but within the defined mathematical ranges for sine and cosine -- | [0, 2 * PI) --
this is what they call "post-modern maths"? [...] | I've never quite understood the necessity for performing trig operations | on excessively large values, but perhaps my problem domain hasn't | included such applications. The world is flat; I never quite understood the necessity of spherical trigonometry. -- Gaby
