H->HMS conversion HP-15C vs. HP42S vs HP67
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09-09-2018, 05:29 AM
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RE: H->HMS conversion HP-15C vs. HP42S vs HP67
(09-09-2018 05:10 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: Unfortunately Pekis' HMS formula suffers from the "60 second bug" which several HP's also suffered from. If you input 9.99999999999 (12 digits total) into any 12-digit HP, and run Pekis' HMS formula, you get exactly 9:59:60 as the result. Should be 9:59:59.9999999 of course. The way I see it is that it is more of an "error" of the calculator limited precision. If the calculator had a higher precision, it would certainly return the correct answer with the right amount of 9's trailing at the end of it. |
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