In my Java class. My teacher has asked this question. Can anyone help me out, I would appreciate it. TY.
why
0.3+0.3+0.3 = 0.899999999999999
in java ?????
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Look at http://stackoverflow.com/q/5257166/4405757 – Thiyagu Feb 24 '15 at 04:32
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oh data types data types. It's because of precision problems. – A1ternat1ve Feb 24 '15 at 04:47
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Its because of floating point precision errors. The reason is that these data types are built for fast and accurate approximations and not for exact results. For that we use BigDecimal
For more info Java Types Java Float Types
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