long = 2.305800000000000e+03;
short= 8.694000000000000e+02;
prof=3.175200000000000e+03

dail=long+short
dail-prof

%{
In my count: daily=2305.8+869.4=3175.2
dail-prof=0 but matlab write dail-prof=4.5475e-13

why does matlab add infinitesimals of decimals to me?
i see https://it.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/floating-point-numbers.html#f2-98690
but I didn’t find it useful
%}long = 2.305800000000000e+03;
short= 8.694000000000000e+02;
prof=3.175200000000000e+03

dail=long+short
dail-prof

%{
In my count: daily=2305.8+869.4=3175.2
dail-prof=0 but matlab write dail-prof=4.5475e-13

why does matlab add infinitesimals of decimals to me?
i see https://it.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/floating-point-numbers.html#f2-98690
but I didn’t find it useful
%} long = 2.305800000000000e+03;
short= 8.694000000000000e+02;
prof=3.175200000000000e+03

dail=long+short
dail-prof

%{
In my count: daily=2305.8+869.4=3175.2
dail-prof=0 but matlab write dail-prof=4.5475e-13

why does matlab add infinitesimals of decimals to me?
i see https://it.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/floating-point-numbers.html#f2-98690
but I didn’t find it useful
%} why does matlab invent decimal numbers? MATLAB Answers — New Questions

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