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Java fractions
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Shirl Diva
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Joined: Sep 09, 2002
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Does anyone know how fractions are handled in java? How would you go about those kinds of computations?
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Marilyn de Queiroz
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Joined: Jul 22, 2000
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Fractions are handled with doubles by default.
double quotient = 0;
double dividend = 2 ;
double divisor = 3 ;
quotient = dividend / divisor ;
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Shirl Diva
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Joined: Sep 09, 2002
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Thanx Marilyn. Is there a possiblity of a lose of precision - that occurs in division??
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Dirk Schreckmann
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Joined: Dec 10, 2001
Posts: 7023
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Yes.
A few good links on this subject are mentioned in this past conversation in the Cattle Drive.
Making any sense?
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