[R] odd behavior of numeric()

[Jeff Newmiller]

FAQ 7.31

0.2 is slightly larger than 1/5, and 1-0.8 is slightly smaller.  The argument to numeric has to be an integer, so fractions are discarded. This behavior is not unique to R.
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On April 27, 2016 8:29:13 PM GMT+01:00, Scott Rifkin <sarifkin at ucsd.edu> wrote:
>Why does:
>
> > numeric(0.2*25)
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>return
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>[1] 0 0 0 0 0
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>but
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> > numeric((1-0.8)*25)
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>returns
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>[1] 0 0 0 0
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>[running version 3.2.0]
>
>
>[Apologies if this has been asked before - it's a hard question to find
>
>specific search terms for]
>
>Thanks,
>Scott
>
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