Sum(X) = 1 but Sum(X)==1 produces logical 0
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George
el 22 de Jul. de 2014
Comentada: George
el 22 de Jul. de 2014
Can someone please explain this?
sum([Node(temp).pbelief])
ans =
1.0000
K>> sum([Node(temp).pbelief])==1
ans =
0
By the way:
Node(temp(1)).pbelief
ans =
0.0024
K>> Node(temp(2)).pbelief
ans =
0.9976
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Namita Vishnubhotla
el 22 de Jul. de 2014
This does not seem like a limitation/bug in MATLAB. Use the long fixed decimal format before displaying your values:
>> format long
There is a possibility for a discrepancy in the values.
For example, sum([Node(temp).pbelief]) could actually hold 1.0000100, in which case the equality condition is bound to fail.
You could also use "format hex" to view the hexadecimal representation of your sum, and compare it to the hexadecimal representation of 1.
In general, it is not advisable to compare the equality of two values directly, as you have done in this case. It is better to compare their difference to a small predefined tolerance value.
>> abs(sum([Node(temp).pbelief]) – 1) <= 0.0001
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James Tursa
el 22 de Jul. de 2014
Note that when a number is exactly an integer, and you are only printing one scalar value, MATLAB prints it without any trailing 0's. But if the number is not exactly an integer, MATLAB will print trailing 0's, indicating that there is a non-zero digit down the line somewhere even if it is not printed to the screen. E.g.,
>> format short
>> 1
ans =
1
>> 1.0000001
ans =
1.0000
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