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To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
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Carsten Dominik wrote:
 > when using a printf format specifier, the number
 > is first converted into a Lisp number, which is
 > a double, with 16 significant digits
Thanks for the clarification.

> Maybe you find this interesting enough so that I can
> persuade you to write a FAQ entry about these issues? :-)
Yes, within a few days I will come back with this and/or a texinfo patch for 
the Org info manual, at least chapter "3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc".