Bugs, Shortcomings, etc.

1. In numerical comparison operators, in particular the equality operator (==), the problems of floating point arithmetics are not taken into account. For more information on this issue, see the following links
   • Comparing floating point numbers by Bruce Dawson
   • Comparing Floats: How to Determine if Floating Quantities Are Close Enough Once a Tolerance Has Been Reached by Alberto Squassabia
   • Floating-point comparison algorithms
   • Why doesn't my floating-point comparison work?

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