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From: EddieB <eddieb@shell1.dragondata.com>
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Bug in rintf()?... 
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> 
> >  rintf(3.5) returns 4.0
> >  rintf(3910.5) returns 3910.0  (should return 3911.0)
> 

I haven't really the slightest clue about coding (Yea I'll admit it) but I
do remember from physics / chemistry classes that .5 #'s are rounded
different.  IE: 3.5 rounds to 4.0 and 4.5 also rounds to 4.0.  If the #
preceeding the .5 is even it just drops the .5, if the # preceeding the .5
is odd, it rounds up (you always get an even # as an answer)

Probably not what is happening with that but I was bored and decided to
write an email :)

Jon 

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