On 15/06/2021 16:05, Esteban Maringolo wrote:
And in this particular case, it might cause issues, since the "full precision" (whatever that means) must be retained when using such a number to derive another one.
To me, "full precision" means "no precision is ever lost in arithmetic operations". If that's what you need, your choices are
1) Integers 2) Rational numbers (fractions)3) Computable numbers (often called "exact reals", a term I find misleading).
Pharo has 1) and 2). Konrad
