On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 12:56:19PM +0000, Jan Mercl wrote: >> That is >> >> const onethird = 1 / 3 >> >> has greater precision than >> >> onethird := float64(1) / 3 > > Zero does not seem to have greater precision than 0.3333333333333333 when > approximating the real number 1/3.
IMHO, the less smart-ass responses the list would see, the better. But I see your point, thanks. To the OP: the first statement should have been const onethird = 1.0 / 3 instead. By the way, currently defined limits the compliant Go compilers must support with regard to constants, can be found in [1]. 1. https://golang.org/ref/spec#Constants -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
