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Detailed Specifivcation

5. Numbers

[Disagreement with ANS]

  Decimal arithmetic may not meet the requirement for accuracy.


5.1.5 
   If the absolute value of a numeric constant is extremely large, 
  an error occurs on compiling.
5.4.4
   On the explanation of EPS(x),x,x',and x''are chosen on the accuracy of variables.

[Implementation-defined]


5.2.4
   The initial value of a variable is zero.
5.3.6
   An underflow is replaced by zero.
5.3.6
   Same potent operations are executed in appearance order.

5.4.6
   Randomize-statement uses the real-time clock.


[Note]
   Accuracy of numerical operations is not guaranteed.
   Especially, power operation and some supplied functions may have inacceptable error when Windows 64 bit verison of FPC used.