Why does
<?php echo 194.95-194.94; ?>
output
0.0099999999999909
What am i missing here? This is php 5.2.
Why does <?php echo 194.95-194.94; ?> output 0.0099999999999909 What am i missing here? This
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Why does
<?php echo 194.95-194.94; ?>
output
0.0099999999999909
What am i missing here? This is php 5.2.
The issue is that you cannot represent 0.01 exactly in floating point.
Have a look at what every programmer should know about floating point for a great explanation of why this is, and what to do about it.