>David,
>
>>Floating point numbers are rarely ever "accurate" especially when you
>>bring functions like log() into the mix, because the constants used
>>in the calculation can't be expressed in 32, 64 or even an infinite
>>number of bits.
>
>I understand about lack of precision when it comes to LOG(). I don't understand lack of precision when it comes to 2^2.
As David says, the slight innacuracy is due to the fact that I calculate powers using exp() and log(). This allows me to calculate powers, not only with integral exponents, for instance, 2^0.5 (= sqrt(2)). Just look at the source code to see what I mean.
I already created, and will eventually post, a second version of the power method, .PowerInt(), based on repetitive multiplication. This will solve the slight innacuracy. Also, it should work faster when the exponent is not too big.
Hilmar.
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