[racket] 80-bit precision in Racket

From: Ben Goetter (goetter at mazama.net)
Date: Wed Nov 14 20:02:08 EST 2012

Hugh:
> > (/ 10 6)
> 1.66667   this is what SICP says will happen (pg 5)


/First edition/ of SICP.  Copyright 1985, thus predating even R3RS.  The language has evolved somewhat since then.

Do not take the contents of SICP as Scheme canon.

Ben


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