On 12/5/2008 7:23 AM, emma jane wrote:
> Dear colleagues
> 
> Please could someone kindly explain the following inconsistencies I've 
> discovered when performing logical calculations in R:
> 
> 8.8 - 7.8 > 1
>> TRUE
> 
> 8.3 - 7.3 > 1
>> TRUE

  See R FAQ 7.31
(http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Why-doesn_0027t-R-think-these-numbers-are-equal_003f).

> Thank you,
> 
> Emma Jane
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