# C1.Util.DX.DXUtil.NearEqual

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DXUtil_NearEqual_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DXUtil.NearEqual*">NearEqual Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DXUtil_NearEqual_System_Single_System_Single_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DXUtil.NearEqual(System.Single,System.Single)">NearEqual(float, float)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Checks if a and b are almost equals, taking into account the magnitude of floating point numbers. See Remarks.
See remarks.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static bool NearEqual(float a, float b)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function NearEqual(a As Single, b As Single) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">a</span></td>
      <td><p>The left value to compare.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">b</span></td>
      <td><p>The right value to compare.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><code>true</code> if a almost equal to b, <code>false</code> otherwise</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Util_DX_DXUtil_NearEqual_System_Single_System_Single__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The code is using the technique described by Bruce Dawson in
<a href="http://randomascii.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/comparing-floating-point-numbers-2012-edition/">Comparing Floating point numbers 2012 edition</a>.</p>
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