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SYNOPSIS:

Floating point multiplication is imprecise when the product has many significant digits.

FULL PRODUCT VERSION:

java version "1.5.0_06"
Java™ 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

FULL OS VERSION:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM:

Multiplying two doubles resulted in an imprecise product. The virtual machine dropped the last significant digit when the product had many significant digits.

SOURCE CODE FOR TEST CASE:

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double x = 2.0;
        double y = 2.00000000000000000001;
        System.out.println("x * y = " + (x*y));
    }
}

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1. javac Test.java
2. java Test

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:

x * y = 4.00000000000000000002

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR:

x * y = 4.0

REPRODUCIBILITY:

This bug can be reproduced always.

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