Also: a .. h .. b == [a, a + h, a + 2 * h, ... ] not [a, a + h, (a + h) +
h, ...].
I think this was the right choice (less round-off, in general).
Barton
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For that matter, what exactly should be the definition of a..b or
a..del..b in approximate arithmetic? Is it a, a+del, (a+del)+del, ...
or a, a+1*del, a+2*del, ... or even
float(rationalize(a)+i*rationalize(del)) i.e. the best approximation
to the exact number?