On 2/3/07, chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/3/07, Reed Hedges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > chris wrote: > > >> Of course... why not use a big integer for time? > > > > I would guess that lots of software does, especially since that's what > > most operating systems give you (e.g. time_t). > > > > > > > > A big integer at a fixed precision has larger relative error than a > > > small one > > > > Why? > because, although the resolution is even, the relative error = number/maxint. oops that's not right - I was thinking in terms of how you calc error for floating point :( I need coffee ...
chris > > > > > > > Also, ODE doesn't use any randomness does it? > Well it might - I posted questions to the relevant forum but got not reply. > however, if I repeat the same experiment at, say the origin, the > results are repeatable. > > chris > > > > > > Reed > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vos-d mailing list > > vos-d@interreality.org > > http://www.interreality.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vos-d > > > _______________________________________________ vos-d mailing list vos-d@interreality.org http://www.interreality.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vos-d
