Thread: Counting digits after the radix point

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    Thumbs up Counting digits after the radix point

    For those of you who don't know what a radix point is:
    In mathematics and computing, a radix point (or radix character) is the symbol used in numerical representations to separate the integer part of a number (to the left of the radix point) from its fractional part (to the right of the radix point).


    I'm developing a program that converts deciman numbers into fractions and reduces them. Currently its limited to 1 and 2 digit numbers after the radix point. Anyone know an algorithm to count how many digits there are after the radix point?
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    Once it's been read in (as a floating point) you're already screwed. If you need to know exactly what the user typed in, read it in as text and count characters. If it's the result of a calculation, then the question is meaningless.

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