To use Java printf to format double and float values with decimal place precision, follow these two rules: Use %f as the double specifier in the text string. Precede the letter f with a decimal and ...

Loss of Java double precision in math Binary numbers don’t always map cleanly to the base-10 number system. As a result, there can sometimes be a loss of precision in even the simplest of operation.

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.4x uses a new StrictMath package to perform mathematical calculations, but many of these math routines are much slower than the corresponding routines in ...