Name: sgC58550 Date: 03/14/97


public class fp {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        System.out.println(3 * 0.2);
        System.out.println(0.6000000000000001);
        System.out.println(0.6);
    }
}

Run this program under JDK 1.0.2, and it prints all 0.6.
When run under JDK 1.1 *even if it was compiled under JDK 1.0.2*
The first two numbers are output as 0.6000...0001
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