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// <copyright file="Precision.Comparison.cs" company="Math.NET">
// Math.NET Numerics, part of the Math.NET Project
// http://numerics.mathdotnet.com
// http://github.com/mathnet/mathnet-numerics
// http://mathnetnumerics.codeplex.com
//
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namespace MathNet.Numerics
{
public static partial class Precision
{
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines which double is bigger.
/// a &lt; b -> -1; a ~= b (almost equal according to parameter) -> 0; a &gt; b -> +1.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumAbsoluteError">The absolute accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
public static int CompareTo(this double a, double b, double maximumAbsoluteError)
{
// NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If A or B are infinity (positive or negative) then
// only return true if first is smaller
if (double.IsInfinity(a) || double.IsInfinity(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If the numbers are equal to within the number of decimal places
// then there's technically no difference
if (AlmostEqual(a, b, maximumAbsoluteError))
{
return 0;
}
// The numbers differ by more than the decimal places, so
// we can check the normal way to see if the first is
// larger than the second.
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines which double is bigger.
/// a &lt; b -> -1; a ~= b (almost equal according to parameter) -> 0; a &gt; b -> +1.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places on which the values must be compared. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
public static int CompareTo(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If A or B are infinity (positive or negative) then
// only return true if first is smaller
if (double.IsInfinity(a) || double.IsInfinity(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If the numbers are equal to within the number of decimal places
// then there's technically no difference
if (AlmostEqual(a, b, decimalPlaces))
{
return 0;
}
// The numbers differ by more than the decimal places, so
// we can check the normal way to see if the first is
// larger than the second.
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines which double is bigger.
/// a &lt; b -> -1; a ~= b (almost equal according to parameter) -> 0; a &gt; b -> +1.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumError">The relative accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
public static int CompareToRelative(this double a, double b, double maximumError)
{
// NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If A or B are infinity (positive or negative) then
// only return true if first is smaller
if (double.IsInfinity(a) || double.IsInfinity(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If the numbers are equal to within the number of decimal places
// then there's technically no difference
if (AlmostEqualRelative(a, b, maximumError))
{
return 0;
}
// The numbers differ by more than the decimal places, so
// we can check the normal way to see if the first is
// larger than the second.
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines which double is bigger.
/// a &lt; b -> -1; a ~= b (almost equal according to parameter) -> 0; a &gt; b -> +1.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places on which the values must be compared. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
public static int CompareToRelative(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If A or B are infinity (positive or negative) then
// only return true if first is smaller
if (double.IsInfinity(a) || double.IsInfinity(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If the numbers are equal to within the number of decimal places
// then there's technically no difference
if (AlmostEqualRelative(a, b, decimalPlaces))
{
return 0;
}
// The numbers differ by more than the decimal places, so
// we can check the normal way to see if the first is
// larger than the second.
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines which double is bigger.
/// a &lt; b -> -1; a ~= b (almost equal according to parameter) -> 0; a &gt; b -> +1.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maxNumbersBetween">The maximum error in terms of Units in Last Place (<c>ulps</c>), i.e. the maximum number of decimals that may be different. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
public static int CompareToNumbersBetween(this double a, double b, long maxNumbersBetween)
{
// NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If A or B are infinity (positive or negative) then
// only return true if first is smaller
if (double.IsInfinity(a) || double.IsInfinity(b))
{
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
// If the numbers are equal to within the tolerance then
// there's technically no difference
if (AlmostEqualNumbersBetween(a, b, maxNumbersBetween))
{
return 0;
}
return a.CompareTo(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of the numbers, e.g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLarger(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, decimalPlaces) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of the numbers, e.g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLarger(this float a, float b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, decimalPlaces) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumAbsoluteError">The absolute accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLarger(this double a, double b, double maximumAbsoluteError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, maximumAbsoluteError) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumAbsoluteError">The absolute accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLarger(this float a, float b, double maximumAbsoluteError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, maximumAbsoluteError) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of the numbers, e.g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerRelative(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, decimalPlaces) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of the numbers, e.g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerRelative(this float a, float b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, decimalPlaces) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumError">The relative accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerRelative(this double a, double b, double maximumError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, maximumError) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumError">The relative accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerRelative(this float a, float b, double maximumError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, maximumError) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the tolerance or not. Equality comparison is based on the binary representation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maxNumbersBetween">The maximum number of floating point values for which the two values are considered equal. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerNumbersBetween(this double a, double b, long maxNumbersBetween)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToNumbersBetween(a, b, maxNumbersBetween) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is larger than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the tolerance or not. Equality comparison is based on the binary representation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maxNumbersBetween">The maximum number of floating point values for which the two values are considered equal. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is larger than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsLargerNumbersBetween(this float a, float b, long maxNumbersBetween)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToNumbersBetween(a, b, maxNumbersBetween) > 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of th<paramref name="decimalPlaces"/>g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmaller(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, decimalPlaces) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The values are equal if the difference between the two numbers is smaller than 10^(-numberOfDecimalPlaces). We divide by
/// two so that we have half the range on each side of th<paramref name="decimalPlaces"/>g. if <paramref name="decimalPlaces"/> == 2, then 0.01 will equal between
/// 0.005 and 0.015, but not 0.02 and not 0.00
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmaller(this float a, float b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, decimalPlaces) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumAbsoluteError">The absolute accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmaller(this double a, double b, double maximumAbsoluteError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, maximumAbsoluteError) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumAbsoluteError">The absolute accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmaller(this float a, float b, double maximumAbsoluteError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareTo(a, b, maximumAbsoluteError) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerRelative(this double a, double b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, decimalPlaces) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="decimalPlaces">The number of decimal places.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerRelative(this float a, float b, int decimalPlaces)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, decimalPlaces) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumError">The relative accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerRelative(this double a, double b, double maximumError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, maximumError) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the specified number of decimal places or not.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maximumError">The relative accuracy required for being almost equal.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerRelative(this float a, float b, double maximumError)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToRelative(a, b, maximumError) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the tolerance or not. Equality comparison is based on the binary representation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maxNumbersBetween">The maximum number of floating point values for which the two values are considered equal. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerNumbersBetween(this double a, double b, long maxNumbersBetween)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (double.IsNaN(a) || double.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToNumbersBetween(a, b, maxNumbersBetween) < 0;
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two doubles and determines if the <c>first</c> value is smaller than the <c>second</c>
/// value to within the tolerance or not. Equality comparison is based on the binary representation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="b">The second value.</param>
/// <param name="maxNumbersBetween">The maximum number of floating point values for which the two values are considered equal. Must be 1 or larger.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the first value is smaller than the second value; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
public static bool IsSmallerNumbersBetween(this float a, float b, long maxNumbersBetween)
{
// If A or B are a NAN, return false. NANs are equal to nothing,
// not even themselves, and thus they're not bigger or
// smaller than anything either
if (float.IsNaN(a) || float.IsNaN(b))
{
return false;
}
return CompareToNumbersBetween(a, b, maxNumbersBetween) < 0;
}
}
}