-0.00 FORMULA RETURNING NEGETIVE ZERO
why is my total showing a negetive zero. have triple check that the acutal
number doesn't have a hidden value like 5.000000000001 or something like that. so what else could it be |
-0.00 FORMULA RETURNING NEGETIVE ZERO
This results comes from rounding. Computer must store numbers in binary
(number to base 2)and sometimes there is not an exact match between a decimal number (number to base 10) and its binary equivalent. Learn more from these sites: IEEE 754 Floating-point arithmetic may give inaccurate results in Excel http://support.microsoft.com/kb/78113/en-us (Complete) Tutorial to Understand IEEE Floating-Point Errors http://support.microsoft.com/kb/42980 What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating Point http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html http://www.cpearson.com/excel/rounding.htm Visual Basic and Arithmetic Precision http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1 best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "MICHELE" wrote in message ... why is my total showing a negetive zero. have triple check that the acutal number doesn't have a hidden value like 5.000000000001 or something like that. so what else could it be |
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