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Re: changing precision in Octave?
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Ronald Crummett |
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Re: changing precision in Octave? |
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Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:28 -0800 |
Awesome, just what I need. Thank you.
Out of curiosity, it is possible to specify a precision, like if I
wanted 6 places instead of five? From reading 'help format' I didn't
see anything but I have been mistaken before...
-Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Quentin Spencer <address@hidden>
Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:27 am
Subject: Re: changing precision in Octave?
To: Ronald Crummett <address@hidden>
Cc: Octave Help <address@hidden>
> Ronald Crummett wrote:
> > Hi -
> >
> > How can I change the decimal precision in Octave? By default it
> is 5
> > decimal places, and I need more like 10. Is this possible?
> >
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> octave:1> format long
> octave:2> 1/2
> ans = 0.500000000000000
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> -Quentin
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