Thread Subject: division question - EASY

How can I get a division like 8570833 /8570834 to give me an accurate
answer, .999999883, and not simply 1.000, which is what I am getting?

Try making them type "long" parameters.

mp:
<SNIP display format evergreen...

> How can I get a division like 8570833/8570834 to give me an
accurate answer, .999999883...

one of the solutions (setting the next evergreen - FP issues - aside
for now)

     format long g
     8570833/8570834
% ans = 0.99999988332524

us

mp wrote:
>
>
> How can I get a division like 8570833 /8570834 to give me an
> accurate
> answer, .999999883, and not simply 1.000, which is what I am
> getting?

It is a matter of display, not accuracy. Try format long or use
fprintf.

a=8570833 /8570834
format long
a
%or
fprintf('%.16f\n',8570833/8570834)

HTH

PB

THANKS!