Comments on: Comparing Numbers http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2005/01/03/comparing-numbers/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frank Kabel http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2005/01/03/comparing-numbers/#comment-4793 Frank Kabel Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=963#comment-4793 <p>Hi Dick<br> just to add an alternative approach: I'd use something like<br> =ABS(value1-value2)<epsilon< p=""> </epsilon<> <p>where epsilon is rather small number such as 0.0001</p> <p>Frank</p> Hi Dick
just to add an alternative approach: I’d use something like
=ABS(value1-value2)

where epsilon is rather small number such as 0.0001

Frank

]]> By: Ross http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2005/01/03/comparing-numbers/#comment-4791 Ross Tue, 04 Jan 2005 08:38:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=963#comment-4791 <p>for thoese not aware of the huge rounding issues in excel/ compuers in genral these articals are worth a read:</p> <p>About Rounding<br> <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196652" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196652</a></p> <p>and<br> excel v's VBA 6<br> <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194983" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194983</a></p> for thoese not aware of the huge rounding issues in excel/ compuers in genral these articals are worth a read:

About Rounding
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196652

and
excel v’s VBA 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194983

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