# Re: Is this a floating point precision problem?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-is-this-a-floating-point-precision-problem/99095>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 30, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-is-this-a-floating-point-precision-problem/99095 "2006-01-30T23:45:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-is-this-a-floating-point-precision-problem/99095/1 "2006-01-30T23:45:15Z")

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Again, if speed is not a paramount concern, you could use fractions  
in your calculations:  
\_[http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/rational/rdoc/classes/Rational.html\_](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/rational/rdoc/classes/Rational.html_)  
([http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/rational/rdoc/classes/Rational.html](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/rational/rdoc/classes/Rational.html))

Best regards,

Axel