errors_test


errors_test, a Fortran90 code which calls errors() to demonstrate how reasonable computations can produce numerical nonsense. This illustrates that the programmer must not assume that a numerical algorithm that seems reasonable will always produce correct and reliable results.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Related Programs and Data:

errors, a Fortran90 code which illustrates the failure of numerical algorithms;

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Last revised on 19 October 2019.