WD98: Table Sum Rounded Incorrectly on Large Numbers

Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
Article ID: Q177893

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you sum a number in a table that is greater than 15 decimal places, the number is rounded to the nearest 10.

For example, the following 16 digit number rounds to the nearest 10th.

   6553565535655351 + 1 = 6553565535655350

CAUSE

This is a limitation of the floating-point processor. The exact behavior of a floating-point calculation is hardware dependent.

       Table, Formula, OK

Additional query words: OFF98 floating point
Keywords : kbtable macword98 kbdta
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbwontfix

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Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
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