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NAME
meq - test for equality modulo a specifed number
SYNOPSIS
meq(x, y, md)
TYPES
x real
y real
md real
return 0 or 1
DESCRIPTION
Returns 1 if and only if for some integer n, x - y = n * md, i.e.
x is congruent to y modulo md.
If md = 0, this is equivalent to x == y.
For any x, y, md, meq(x, y, md) = ismult(x - y, md).
EXAMPLE
> print meq(5, 33, 7), meq(.05, .33, -.07), meq(5, 32, 7)
1 1 0
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
none
SEE ALSO
mne, ismult