[R] precision in operations

[Jason Turner]

javier garcia - CEBAS wrote:

> Hi all;
> could you remind me what is the function to change the precision of the 
> operations done in R? I can't remember nor find it.
> 

There isn't one.  R does all its calculations with system defined 
double-precision or integers (on most platforms where R is used, these 
are both 32 bits).  See help(is.single)

Are you thinking of format(...,digits=n) ?  This only affects display 
(i.e. printing).

Cheers

Jason
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