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===Round-off error===
User computations must be carefully organized to insureensure round-off error does not become an issue. An example occurs in solving a [[quadratic equation]]:
:<math>ax^2 + b x +c = 0 \ .</math>
The solutions (the roots) of this equation are exactly determined by the [[quadratic formula]]: