Fix: float32 and float64 comparisions with EqualValues#1863
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Fix: float32 and float64 comparisions with EqualValues#1863snopan wants to merge 5 commits intostretchr:masterfrom
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Summary
This PR attempts to provide a solution to #1576 where converting
float32tofloat64for comparison will fail due to differences in binary representation. WhereThis solution only allows comparison when
float64value has just as many decimal digits defined asfloat32. For exampleBut for
1.0 / 3.0, these are very different values for bothfloat32andfloat64.Because the
float64value has more decimal places defined thanfloat32, they are not equal anyway.playground
Changes
float32value to remove the trailing non zero decimals after the 6th decimal place.Motivation
When converting to
float64, zeros are added the binary representation losing the accuracy of the original value. When we are comparing thefloat32we only care about the digits that are accurate, which is why we remove the trailing digits. The choice to round to 6 digits was aligning to what I found in golang playground,float32seems to round to 6 digits.playground
Related issues
Closes #1576