This makes sense. If the number is 5.5 by throwing away the .5 you lose less than 10% of precision. On the other hand if the number is 1.5 and you throw away th

This makes sense. If the number is 5.5 by throwing away the .5 you lose less than 10% of precision. On the other hand if the number is 1.5 and you throw away the .5 you lose 50% precision.