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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Steven G. Kargl   
   Re: Angle Units For Trig Functions   
   24 Oct 24 05:46:53   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:31:13 -0000 (UTC), Steven G. Kargl wrote:   
      
   > It is, however, for floatin point arithmetic, correct to less than or   
   > equal to 0.5 ULP.   
      
   After making such a big deal about exactness, now you’re talking   
   acceptable rounding error, which radians-based functions are quite capable   
   of supplying?   
      
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