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Dear R-users: Hi, I read here ( http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2287616/controlling-digits-in-r) that R is only accurate up to the 15th decimal place, despite the fact that if you choose to display more decimal places, it will. I wonder if R uses the information beyond the 15th decimal place in actual computation. Thanks! Best, Xiao [[alternative HTML version deleted]]