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abhiram342
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Divide by Zero results Exponential number

‎05-10-2020 12:38 PM
Hi Team - This is regarding DAX divide function, I'm dividing number by Zero but result is showing as Exponential numbers. DataType of number is double.I'm unable to find the root cause of this issue. Can anyone please assit.
 
Also, What's best way of dividing decimal numbers ( Revenue). Example below function reuslts more than 100%
DIVIDE(1139.112,0.000222)
Thanks,
Abihram
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MattAllington
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‎05-10-2020 02:48 PM

It is undoubtedly a rounding precision issue.   Try changing the data type to decimal, or currency. 


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