Math errors in python

[Paul Foley]

On 19 Sep 2004 15:24:31 -0700, Dan Bishop wrote:

> There are, of course, reasonably accurate rational approximations of
> pi.  For example, 355/113 (accurate to 6 decimal places), 312689/99532
> (9 decimal places), or 3126535/995207 (11 decimal places).  Also, the
> IEEE 754 double-precision representation of pi is equal to the
> rational number 4503599627370496/281474976710656.

I hope not!  That's equal to 16.  (The double float closest to) pi is
884279719003555/281474976710656

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