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Hi All,
I have added a DAX statement to calculate the difference between 2 columns.
I am getting some wierd scietific number instaed of 0 when two columns values are exaclty same
A B A-B
9.20 9.20 1.76636-e15
please help.
Thanks
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Hi @revansh ,
this is a decimal precision-related problem.
Hope this helps to understand.
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/choosing-numeric-data-types-in-dax/
Regards,
Marcus
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Hi @revansh ,
this is a decimal precision-related problem.
Hope this helps to understand.
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/choosing-numeric-data-types-in-dax/
Regards,
Marcus
Dortmund - Germany
If I answered your question, please mark my post as solution, this will also help others.
Please give Kudos for support.
Marcus Wegener works as Full Stack Power BI Engineer at BI or DIE.
His mission is clear: "Get the most out of data, with Power BI."
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