german "Null" == english "zero" :-) 2012/7/10 Rolf Turner <rolf.tur...@xtra.co.nz>
> > > In addition to taking cognisance of Richard Heiberger's reply you > should also learn to distinguish between the concept of "null" and > "zero". They are not at all the same thing. > > cheers, > > Rolf Turner > > > On 11/07/12 08:17, ollestrat wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I fear its a stupid question,..but here it is: >> >> If I do this simple calculation with the R console, I surprisingly do not >> get a zero. Why? >> >> -1.1-0.1+1.2 >> [1] -2.220446e-16 >> >> >> greetings, Ole >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
