Jim wrote:

> Correct and precise are not the same thing. Eg decimals are precise but 
> frequently inaccurate, whereas fractions are both precise and accurate. 

 Except for irrational numbers such as pi or e, which you can't fully represent 
with either a decimal or a fraction.

Cheers,


- Dave

David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)

"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
 while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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