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Re: Change definition of complex::norm


dewar@gnat.com writes:

| << If the scale factor in the algorithm Euclid [the above mentionned
|  algorithm] is replaced by max{|a|, |b|}, the results may be less
|  accurate on a hexadecimal machine.  The reason is that the number
| >>
| 
| Yes, well hex machines are a numerical abomination, and this is a good
| example of why :-)

Oh yes, and I wouldn't want to have to do numerics on such machines :-)

-- Gaby


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