1×0 empty double row vector using find
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Hi, I have problem with this code:
clc; clear; close all
x=[0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5];
y=[1 7 4 3 5 2];
h=0.1;
n=(max(x)-min(x))/h
suma=0;
for i=2:n
aux=h*(i-1)
[row,col] = find(x==aux)
suma=suma+y(col);
end
when I run the for cicle and aux is equal to 0.3, the result of find is "1×0 empty double row vector", but there is a 0.3 in x. I'm really confused about this, someone can help me, please?
Thanks in advance.
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Stephen23
2023-6-1
"I'm really confused about this, someone can help me, please?"
This is a completely expected result with binary floating point numbers:
This is worth reading as well:
I'll add this one
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Welcome to the world of floating point arithmetic. For your specific example, they are not equal. E.g.,
x=[0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5];
h=0.1;
i = 4;
aux=h*(i-1);
[row,col] = find(x==aux)
fprintf('%20.18f\n',x(4))
fprintf('%20.18f\n',aux)
isequal(0.3,3*0.1)
You can see that these numbers are close but not exactly equal. They differ by one least significant bit in the floating point bit pattern:
num2hex(0.3)
num2hex(3*0.1)
To understand why you get this difference between 0.3 and 3*0.1, see this link:
It is usually bad practice to test for exact equality when floating point arithmetic is involved. Your code needs to be written to account for these small differences.
clc; clear; close all
x=[0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5];
y=[1 7 4 3 5 2];
h=0.1;
n=(max(x)-min(x))/h
suma=0;
for i=2:n
aux=h*(i-1)
[row,col] = find((x==round(aux,1)))
suma=suma+y(col);
end
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VBBV
2023-6-1
Its due to double precision floatpoint operation on vectors, You can use round function to compare the values upto single digit only, In double precision float operations, the values are computed for large number of decimal places which when compared do not become equal sometimes. Hence it returns the empty row vector in such cases.
Be careful with rounding decimals. Even then, you do not get exactly what you think you get. For example,
x = 0.3;
sprintf('%0.55f',x)
y = round(x,1);
sprintf('%0.55f',y)
0.3 is not exactly representable in floating point arithmetic, and rounding will not change that fact.
round function will output the same what we expect based on the number of input decimal precision given to the function. However, sprintf is different thing, which again displays outputs based on the input precision specified in the function
x = 0.3;
sprintf('%0.55f',x)
y = round(x,1)
% round while displaying
sprintf('%0.9f',y)
0.3 is not exactly representable in floating point arithmetic, and rounding will not change that fact.
Then what is the purpose of round function ?
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