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This rule appears in the C++ Secure Coding Standard as FLP02-CPP. Consider avoiding floating point numbers when precise computation is needed.

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\[[Goldberg 91|AA. C References#Goldberg 91]\]
\[[IEEE 754 2006|AA. C References#IEEE 754 2006]\]
\[[ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG11|AA. C References#ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG11]\]
\[[ISO/IEC PDTR 24772|AA. C References#ISO/IEC PDTR 24772]\] "PLF Floating Point Arithmetic"
\[[ISO/IEC DTR 24732|AA. C References#ISO/IEC DTR 24732]\]

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