Calculation range and accuracy of the RedCrab Calculator
Floating point |
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Accuracy |
15 – 16 digits |
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Calculation range |
from ±5 * 10-324 to ±1.7 * 10308 |
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Hexadecimal |
12 digits |
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Floating point is due to a large range of values suitable for engineering and scientific calculations | ||
Decimal |
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Accuracy: |
28-29 significant digits |
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Calculation range |
from -79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335 |
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Is approximate (-7.9 * 1028 to 7.9 * 1028) / (100 to 1028) |
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Hexadecimal |
16 digits |
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Decimal is suitable due to the small rounding error for financial and monetary calculations | ||