how to get correct value on division in matlab

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Anil Verma
Anil Verma on 13 Apr 2016
Answered: dpb on 13 Apr 2016
I am dividing 60 by 88.8888888888889 in matlab. It is giving result as 0.675000000000000. But when I am doing the same calculation on a calculator, the result is 0.674999999999999.
How to get 0.674999999999999 as result using matlab. Please help.

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Apr 2016
Use vpa function
dpb
dpb on 13 Apr 2016
>> 60/88.8888888888889-4*eps(ans)
ans =
0.674999999999999
>>
Can't expect FP precision to be the same between Matlab and another computing platform; there can be differences even with the same computation of different computers owing to word sizes and implementation.

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