[plt-scheme] mzscheme iota() results differ slightly from spec

ifconfig wrote:

>I would try (map inexact->exact (iota 5 0 -0.1))
>
 > (map inexact->exact (iota 5 0 -0.1))
(-1/36028797018963968 -1801439850948199/18014398509481984 
-7205759403792795/36028797018963968 -1351079888211149/4503599627370496 
-3602879701896397/9007199254740992)

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>Subject: [plt-scheme] mzscheme iota() results differ slightly from spec
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>According to http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-1/srfi-1.html#iota
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>The following should happen:
>
>(iota 5 0 -0.1) => (0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4)
>
>However, under the Cygwin version of MzScheme, I get this:
>
>Welcome to MzScheme version 206, Copyright (c) 2004 PLT Scheme, Inc.
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>>(require (lib "1.ss" "srfi"))
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>>(iota 5 0 -0.1)
>>    
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>(-2.7755575615628914e-017 -0.10000000000000003 -0.20000000000000004
>-0.30000000000000004 -0.4)
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>What should I have done in addition to loading the SRFI-1 library in order
>to get the same results?
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