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>> 9*0.0006 - 0.0054

ans =

-8.6736e-019

MathWorks is closed until Monday. It's driving me insane. Does anyone know what's going on? The answer should be 0.

This works:

K>> (0.0006 + 9*6/10000) - 0.006

ans =

0

Any idea what's going on?