Re: how to compute

"Bob Giansiracusa" <[email protected]> Tue, 16 May 2006 11:39:33 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.lisp.allegro
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Sure.  Use bignums:

(/ 6042715942219502152353483497843569525253244555916134 200)

  -Bob

On 5/16/06, Yaling Zheng <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> Does any one know how to calculate the exact value of the ratio (such
> as 6042715942219502152353483497843569525253244555916134 over 200)?
>
> CL-USER(68): (float (/
> 6042715942219502152353483497843569525253244555916134 200))
> #.EXCL::*INFINITY-SINGLE*
>
> Thanks,
> Yaling
>
>