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can anyone help how to find summation of float number?

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  • M mybm1

    i tried using array but seem it not working can u please help me out with code making modification...actual thing what i want is to do the summation of all the generated random number which is store at b.

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    CPallini
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    #include

    #define N 5

    double summation(double g[], int size);

    int main()
    {
    double a[N] =
    {
    0.035679,
    0.079935,
    0.033320,
    0.042424,
    0.012387
    };

    double s[N];

    int i;
    for (i=0; i
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    • enhzflepE enhzflep

      Except for a rather small subset of numbers, calculations with computers involving floating-point numbers are approximate. Integer arithmetic doesn't suffer from this pitfall. However, if you are talking about the result of the code I posted - then consider reviewing the printf statements - in each of them I have used the %.2f format specifier to tell printf to only print 2 digits after the decimal place. The point is - the answer is as close to exact as floats will give you, it is only the display that is (grossly) approximate. :) You can get a less approximate result printed if you change the print specifiers to %f

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      As far as I can understand, he is trying to imlpement the "Kahan summation algorithm"[^].

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        As far as I can understand, he is trying to imlpement the "Kahan summation algorithm"[^].

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        mybm1
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        #18

        CPallini i have given just for 5 number as demo but in real my count is above 60000 ?and i am searching for the summation for all the 60000+ value which give correct result.it wouldt be possible for what?

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          As far as I can understand, he is trying to imlpement the "Kahan summation algorithm"[^].

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          Seems like a reasonable assumption to me. I'd seen your mention of it earlier, but hadn't seen a confirmation of this so guessed (wrongly?) where the problem lay. Thanks for the impetus to re-investigate the method - I seem to remember using it for something a while back, but brain-rot defeats me.. :sigh:

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          • enhzflepE enhzflep

            Seems like a reasonable assumption to me. I'd seen your mention of it earlier, but hadn't seen a confirmation of this so guessed (wrongly?) where the problem lay. Thanks for the impetus to re-investigate the method - I seem to remember using it for something a while back, but brain-rot defeats me.. :sigh:

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            mybm1
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            can u please kindly explain your assumption?becoz een though i put %.2f its doesnot seem much change in the answer that y..

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            • M mybm1

              CPallini i have given just for 5 number as demo but in real my count is above 60000 ?and i am searching for the summation for all the 60000+ value which give correct result.it wouldt be possible for what?

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              CPallini
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              You cannot modify my program for processing more items, can you? :rolleyes:

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              • M mybm1

                can u please kindly explain your assumption?becoz een though i put %.2f its doesnot seem much change in the answer that y..

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                enhzflep
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                Certainly. Both your code and the pseudo-code in the wiki page that CPallini linked to appear quite similar. This, combined with your mention of the result only being an approximation seems to further support your need for a more accurate result of summing. (which the method may facilitate)

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                • M mybm1

                  for(i=0;i<5;i++)
                  {
                  float f= ((float)rand()/(float)(RAND_MAX))*a; //rand return integer value from 0 to RAND_MAX(system dependent)
                  //float y[5];

                          printf("%f\\t",f);
                  
                  
                          y=square(f);
                          printf("\\t\\t%f\\n",y);
                          
                             }
                  
                  
                  
                  
                      for(i=0;i<5;i++)
                                   {  //float y,sum;
                                  float f= ((float)rand()/(float)(RAND\_MAX))\*a;
                                  y=square(f);
                                      sum +=y;
                               }
                      printf("\\n Summation Of Square Number is:=%f\\t\\n",sum);
                  

                  i have print at the 1st for loop...:(

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                  Lost User
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                  And in the second loop you will have a different set of numbers, as returned by the calls to rand(). I also cannot find a reference to square, is this another function in your code?

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                  • CPalliniC CPallini

                    You cannot modify my program for processing more items, can you? :rolleyes:

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                    mybm1
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                    #24

                    :-D thank you finally i got it after full torture to u and others too..

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                    • enhzflepE enhzflep

                      Except for a rather small subset of numbers, calculations with computers involving floating-point numbers are approximate. Integer arithmetic doesn't suffer from this pitfall. However, if you are talking about the result of the code I posted - then consider reviewing the printf statements - in each of them I have used the %.2f format specifier to tell printf to only print 2 digits after the decimal place. The point is - the answer is as close to exact as floats will give you, it is only the display that is (grossly) approximate. :) You can get a less approximate result printed if you change the print specifiers to %f

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                      mybm1
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                      omg u were right ,finally i got the problem was only with the where i gave the print statement..

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                      • L Lost User

                        And in the second loop you will have a different set of numbers, as returned by the calls to rand(). I also cannot find a reference to square, is this another function in your code?

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                        mybm1
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                        #26

                        ya it is thank fren i got it...matter was with the printf statement i gav at second loop ,wen i pass the printf statement inside the 1st loop itself n removing the second for loop as condition where same ...den i got the exact answer..

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                        • M mybm1

                          :-D thank you finally i got it after full torture to u and others too..

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                          You are welcome.

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                          • M mybm1

                            #include
                            #include
                            #include

                            float summation(float g);
                            int main(int argc,int *argv[])
                            {
                            srand(12345);
                            float z;
                            float a=0.2,y=0.0;
                            int i;
                            for(i=0;i<5;i++)
                            {
                            float b=((float)rand()/(float)(RAND_MAX))*a;
                            printf("%f\n",b);

                            z=summation(b);
                            }
                            printf("summation:\n%f\n",z);
                            return 0;
                            }
                            //=========================================================
                            float summation(float g)
                            {
                            int i;
                            float y[5],sum =0.0;
                            float c=0.0;

                            		for(i=1;i<5;i++)
                            			{
                            				float z=y\[i\]-c;
                            				float t = sum+z;
                            				c=(t-sum)-z;
                            				sum=t;
                            				return sum;
                            				//printf("\\n\\n%f\\t=",sum);
                            			}
                            

                            }

                            output 0.035679 0.079935 0.033320 0.042424 0.012387 summation: 0.000000 :( :( :( :(

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                            Satya Chamakuri
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                            hi, I don't know what's the use of summation in your code. If you want summation of float numbers generated numbers only means, the following piece of code is enough i guess.. See once

                            srand(12345);
                            float z=0.0;
                            float a=0.2,y=0.0;
                            int i;
                            for(i=0;i<5;i++)
                            {
                            float b=((float)rand()/(float)(RAND_MAX))*a;
                            printf("%f\n",b);

                                z=z+b;
                            }
                            printf("summation:\\n%f\\n",z);
                            
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