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Re: Sine and Cosine Accuracy

scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com (Scott Robert Ladd)  wrote on 26.05.05 in <4295FA1C.2050103@coyotegulch.com>:

> Paul Koning wrote:
> >  Scott> Yes, but within the defined mathematical ranges for sine and
> >  Scott> cosine -- [0, 2 * PI) -- the processor intrinsics are quite
> >  Scott> accurate.

> I *said* that such statements are outside the standard range of
> trigonometric identities. Writing sin(100) is not a matter of necessity,

Actually, no, you did not say that.

You *said* "defined mathematical ranges". See above.

Which is just very, very wrong.

MfG Kai
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