At 03:42 PM 26/10/2005, you wrote: >We can double check this with yacas which is a free >computer algebra system that supports arbitrary >precision math: > > In> N(Exp(-1000)) > Out> 0.5075958898e-434
Or in Axiom, which is open source too: numeric exp(-1000) 0.50759588975494567653E-434 Type: Float >On 10/26/05, rramacha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I am a novice user of the R software package. When I try and compute, > > exp(-1000) or exp(-2000), i get the answer as zero. Is there any way i > can get > > R to compute the answer and give me an actual number ? ( by increasing the > > precision or any other method). > > > > If I cannot get R to give me a number, can anybody give me some advice > on how > > to manually compute this number ? > > > > I would greatly appreciate your help on this issue. > > > > Thanks > > Ravi > > > > Ravichandran "Ravi" Ramachandran > > > > Graduate Teaching Assistant > > Department of Statistics > > The University of Tennessee,Knoxville > > USA > > E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone : Official - 865 - 974 - 2739 (Aconda Court) > > Residence - 865 - 946 - 5155 > > Webpage : http://web.utk.edu/~rramacha > > > > > > " Space maybe the final frontier > > But its made in a Hollywood basement > > - The Red Hot Chilli Peppers - 'Californication' > > > > Space maybe the final frontier > > But it can be 'replicated' in a Hollywood basement > > - Me, after taking the Stat 573 class > > " > > > > > > "Thank God every day when you get up that you have something to do that > day which must be done whether you like it or not. Being forced to work > and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, > diligence and strength of will" > > - Basil Carpenter > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > >______________________________________________ >R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html