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From: t-mcdougal@uchicago.edu (Thomas McDougal)
Subject: Re: Round?
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In article <315067FA.B9F@mrac.demon.co.uk>, jpod@mrac.demon.co.uk (Janusz
Podrazik) wrote:

> I wonder why
> 
> (round (round 1.5)) -> 2
> 
> and
> 
> (round (round 2.5)) -> 2
> 

This is in accordance with (?IEEE?) specs;  (round <i+.5>) ==>
the nearest even integer. 

-Tom
