PERLFAQ4(1) Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLFAQ4(1)

PERLFAQ4(1) Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLFAQ4(1) # PERLFAQ4(1) Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLFAQ4(1) NNAAMMEE # perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation VVEERRSSIIOONN # version 5.20210520 DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN # This section of the FAQ answers questions related to manipulating numbers, dates, strings, arrays, hashes, and miscellaneous data issues. DDaattaa:: NNuummbbeerrss WWhhyy aamm II ggeettttiinngg lloonngg ddeecciimmaallss ((eegg,, 1199..99449999999999999999999999)) iinnsstteeaadd ooff tthhee nnuummbbeerrss II sshhoouulldd bbee ggeettttiinngg ((eegg,, 1199..9955))?? For the long explanation, see David Goldberg’s “What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic” (http://web. ...