[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #32991] format long shows more decimal digits than can possibly be accurate

[David Bateman]

Update of bug #32991 (project octave):

                  Status:               Confirmed => Wont Fix               
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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Follow-up Comment #5:

The behavior of Octave is clearly documented in "help format" as

++
    `long'
          Fixed point format with 15 significant figures in a field
          that is a maximum of 20 characters wide.

          As with the `short' format, Octave will switch to an
          exponential `e' format if it is unable to format a matrix
          properly using the current format.
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so the behavior of octave should not be considered a bug. I'm closing this
report

D.

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