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| ===== The relative method ===== | ===== The relative method ===== | ||
| - | The relative method takes the result of the absolute method | + | The relative method takes the absolute method, but multiplies the epsilon by '' |
| The drawback to this method is that it does not work on small values. | The drawback to this method is that it does not work on small values. | ||
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| Considering the strengths and drawbacks of the two methods above, you can combine the two to overcome these limitations. | Considering the strengths and drawbacks of the two methods above, you can combine the two to overcome these limitations. | ||
| - | The combined method takes the result of the absolute | + | The combined method takes the relative |
| This method gives us good results, but it is not without its drawbacks since it uses the same epsilon for the relative and the absolute tolerance. | This method gives us good results, but it is not without its drawbacks since it uses the same epsilon for the relative and the absolute tolerance. | ||
| For further reading, please check out [[http:// | For further reading, please check out [[http:// | ||
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