Torture tests: what do they mean?

[DavidM]

(05-18-2014 01:12 AM)Paul Dale Wrote:  And the next 34S build will have this fixed

TAN should return the correctly rounded result without losing the eight digits
Likewise, COS very close to pi/2 won't have the problem either.
- Pauli

Although I really can't imagine ever needing those deep digits for anything, I'm glad you found it and were able to apply a fix.

This has been a great example of a curious inquiry (Jose's original) leading to eventual discovery and subsequent corrective action for a useful tool that impacts a much wider audience.

One of the "happy accidents" of life... we need more of these, don't we?