precision in c

jaspreet2142 · #1 May 12, 2008, 06:09 PM

i have a precision problem in c
this can be understand better by an example
i declare a variable in float
then i stored in it 0.10101
but when i printed it it shows 0.10095
how can i remove this problem coz i can't lose any digit, precision is very imp for my program

Jhon m · Jun 9, 2008, 07:54 PM

Use double instead of float. To extend a precision use long double.



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