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C# strange behavior with + operator [duplicate]

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Can anyone tell me why the following statement evaluates to false?

bool myBoolean = .6 + .3 + .1 == .1 + .3 + .6; // false

It does the same thing in Javascript and C++.

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john doe Avatar asked Apr 22 '15 08:04

john doe


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Nb. I'm answering this question since it is also tagged C++

Due to float representation errors, in C++ the above yields false since the two float numbers aren't perfectly equal.

E.g. the internal representation for 0.1 is close to that value, but not exactly it

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The same holds for C#.

Allow me to link a famous document that (imho) every programmer dealing with floating point arithmetic should read: What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic

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Marco A. Avatar answered Oct 16 '22 16:10

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