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2013-04-08 11:53:32 +0200 asked a question rounding error .n() and N()

Why does 1.414 - sqrt(2).n(digits=4) not evaluate to zero?

sage: sqrt(2).n(digits=4)

1.414

sage: 1.414 - sqrt(2).n(digits=4)

-0.0002136