TotalLossOfPrecisionException Class

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Represents an exception that is thrown when roundoff errors in a calculation make it impossible to produce a meaningful result.

Namespace: Extreme.Mathematics
Assembly: Extreme.Numerics.Net40 (in Extreme.Numerics.Net40.dll) Version: 4.2.11333.0 (4.2.12253.0)

Syntax

C#
[SerializableAttribute] public class TotalLossOfPrecisionException : ArithmeticException

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _ Public Class TotalLossOfPrecisionException _ Inherits ArithmeticException

Visual C++
[SerializableAttribute] public ref class TotalLossOfPrecisionException : public ArithmeticException

F#
[<SerializableAttribute>] type TotalLossOfPrecisionException = class inherit ArithmeticException end

Remarks

In some rare cases, round-off error can cause the result of an operation to have no correct significant digits at all. When this happens, an exception of type TotalLossOfPrecisionException is thrown.

Round-off errors are the result of the finite precision of floating-point numbers. Only a few numbers can be represented exactly. The main contributing factor to total loss of precision is when two numbers of approximately equal size are subtracted.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  System..::..Exception
    System..::..SystemException
      System..::..ArithmeticException
        Extreme.Mathematics..::..TotalLossOfPrecisionException