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Subject:    Re: [Pcc] double*long double, which type is the result?
From:       "Fred J. Tydeman" <tydeman () tybor ! com>
Date:       2013-08-14 13:21:46
Message-ID: 100.50fe0b006a840b52.004 () tybor ! com
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:05:03 +0200   wrote:
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>So always the widest data type is the result?

No.  Consider:  float * long long int, e.g., 32-bits * 64-bits
In this case, the result type is float.

Result is widest of the floating type(s) involved.


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