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How can I intentionally create random floating point / decimal precision errors in java?

My goal is to generate random numbers that all have decimal precision errors. Here are some examples of types of numbers I would like to generate: Here are strategies I have tried. parseFloat(“4.01500000000000000001”); BigDecimal.valueOf(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextFloat()).multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextFloat())).doubleValue(); None of the things I tried have created even a single number similar to that which I am looking for. Answer Assuming that the exact values

BigDecimal, precision and scale

I’m using BigDecimal for my numbers in my application, for example, with JPA. I did a bit of researching about the terms ‘precision’ and ‘scale’ but I don’t understand what are they exactly. Can anyone explain me the meaning of ‘precision’ and ‘scale’ for a BigDecimal value? Thanks! Answer A BigDecimal is defined by two values: an arbitrary precision integer

Convert Java Number to BigDecimal : best way

I am looking for the best way to convert a Number to a BigDecimal. Is this good enough? Can we lose precision with the toString() method ? Answer This is fine, remember that using the constructor of BigDecimal to declare a value can be dangerous when it’s not of type String. Consider the below… This will not print 0.35, it

How can I handle precision error with float in Java?

I’m wondering what the best way to fix precision errors is in Java. As you can see in the following example, there are precision errors: The result displayed is: loop value: 11 20.789999 loop value: 22 41.579998 loop value: 44 83.159996 loop value: 88 166.31999 loop value: 176 332.63998 loop value: 352 665.27997 loop value: 704 1330.5599 Also, if someone

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