rationalize vs rat

• Subject: rationalize vs rat
• From: Richard Fateman
• Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:01:40 -0800

rationalize(float(1/3)) gives 6004799503160661/18014398509481984

but
ratepsilon:0.0
rat(rat(float(1/3)))  gives 1/3.

I think the second answer should be the same as the first.

RJF

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