On Mar 15, 3:15 pm, Jason Grout <jason-s...@creativetrax.com> wrote: > On 3/15/12 9:05 AM, William Stein wrote: > > sage: RealNumber = lambda x: RealField(100)(x) > > sage: 2.5 > > 2.5000000000000000000000000000 > > sage: 4.2992038490283409823094820938492834082093482834 > > 4.2992038490283409823094820939
> I'm curious: why do you use lambda functions? > > sage: RealNumber = RealField(100) > sage: (1.2).parent() > Real Field with 100 bits of precision > sage: RealNumber = RealIntervalField(100) > sage: (1.2).parent() > Real Interval Field with 100 bits of precision Many thanks for the answers; problem solved ;) -- To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org