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Folks,

Simple question.  How do I increase the precision of MATLAB, if that is possible by any means? I'm trying to calculate this:

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>> z

z =

     2.225167162095353e+003 -9.020383145678592e+002i

>> exp( i*z )

ans =

               Inf +              Infi
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Yes, I know that exponentials grow fast, but I'd like to find an exact number.

Thanks