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Re:A Fast Excel Formula Parser and Evaluator by bitmedley on Sunday May 15, 2022 @08:43PM (#31392642)
Excel uses IEEE 754 double precision which stores up to 17 significant digits but the Excel UI itself only displays up to 15 significant digits.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-precision_floating-poin.... [1] https://www.mrexcel.com/excel-tips/17-or-15-digits-of-precis... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZfjmbEDbfI

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