No problem, equal.enough(1+1,3,d.p.zero=10) ! But seriously, this is WHY NOT do that substitution: it helps me remember that I am not in fact truly testing for numeric identity.
S -----Original Message----- From: Barry Rowlingson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 May 2003 17:03 To: Simon Fear Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] Numbers that look equal, should be equal, but if() doesn'tsee as equal (repost with code included) Next time on useless R tips: 1 + 1 = 3 Barry Simon Fear Senior Statistician Syne qua non Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1379 644449 Fax: +44 (0) 1379 644445 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.synequanon.com Number of attachments included with this message: 0 This message (and any associated files) is confidential and contains information which may be legally privileged. It is intended for the stated addressee(s) only. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended addressee, any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it, or any disclosure or copying of the contents of it is unauthorised and unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please inform the sender immediately and delete the email from your system. This message and any associated attachments have been checked for viruses using an internationally recognised virus detection process. However, Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Syne qua non. ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help