Re: variable precision arithmetic (vpa) errant results in windows 10, octave-4.0.1

[Colin Macdonald]

On 22/06/16 08:31, Colin Macdonald wrote:
> On 21/06/16 21:30, reik red wrote:
> > As you can see, the number "1/3" is inaccurately represented when digits
>
> I haven't read all that but have you read "help vpa"?

That sounds ruder than I intended (maillist before coffee, sorry).

Let me follow up with a question: "vpa" could explicitly warn when you 
give it a double (which is not a smallish integer).  This is how "sym" 
behaves.  Do you think that would be a good thing?

I originally figured that might be annoying for someone who understands 
and wants "vpa(1/3)"... but maybe those people can simply disable the error.

Thoughts?

thanks,
Colin