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For example, + on a VAX computer, for ANGLE up to <IMG WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="img52.gif" + ALT="$2\pi$">, the available floating-point + precision corresponds roughly to NDP=3. This is well below + the ultimate limit of NDP=9 set by the capacity of the 32-bit + integer IHMSF(4). + <DT>3. +<DD>The absolute value of ANGLE may exceed <IMG WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="img52.gif" + ALT="$2\pi$">. In cases where it + does not, it is up to the caller to test for and handle the + case where ANGLE is very nearly <IMG WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="img52.gif" + ALT="$2\pi$"> and rounds up to <IMG WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="img53.gif" + ALT="$360^{\circ}$">, by testing for IDMSF(1)=360 and setting IDMSF(1-4) to zero. + </DL></DL> +<BR> <HR> +<A NAME="tex2html786" HREF="node37.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next_motif.gif"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html784" HREF="node13.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up_motif.gif"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html778" HREF="node35.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="previous_motif.gif"></A> <A HREF="sun67.html#stardoccontents"><IMG ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" + SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> +<BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html787" HREF="node37.html">SLA_CR2TF - Radians to Hour,Min,Sec</A> +<BR> +<B>Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html785" HREF="node13.html">SUBPROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS</A> +<BR> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html779" HREF="node35.html">SLA_COMBN - Next Combination</A> +<BR> <HR> <P> +<P><!--End of Navigation Panel--> +<ADDRESS> +<I>SLALIB --- Positional Astronomy Library<BR>Starlink User Note 67<BR>P. 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