Re: Numeric instabilities - a brief show-and-tell demonstration

[Jack Griffin <jack_2231@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- MikeSuesserott <MikeSuesserott@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Before we lay this topic to rest I would like to
Mathematica
> 50-digit precision           prec. of result
>
> 1     -1.75       -1.75      
> -1.7500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

I'd have shorted this puppy right here (as soon as it
went negative) so I'd have made $$ even with TS
precision.  So there.

Jack,
Filling in for the amazing PO