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<center><b><big><big>Compare AD and Base Objects for Nearly Equal</big></big></b></center>
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<b><big><a name="Syntax" id="Syntax">Syntax</a></big></b>

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<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>b</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;=&#xA0;NearEqual(</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>,&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>y</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>,&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>r</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>,&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>a</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>)</span></font></code>



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<b><big><a name="Purpose" id="Purpose">Purpose</a></big></b>
<br/>
The routine <a href="nearequal.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>NearEqual</span></a>
 determines if two objects of
the same type are nearly.
This routine is extended to the case where one object can have type

<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i></code>
 while the other can have type

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>AD&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;</span></font></code>
 or

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>AD&lt;&#xA0;std::complex&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;&#xA0;&gt;</span></font></code>
.

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<br/>
<b><big><a name="x" id="x">x</a></big></b>
<br/>
The arguments 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i></code>

has one of the following possible prototypes:

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;AD&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;AD&lt;&#xA0;std::complex&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;&#xA0;&gt;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
</span></font></code>
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<b><big><a name="y" id="y">y</a></big></b>
<br/>
The arguments 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>y</span></font></i></code>

has one of the following possible prototypes:

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>y</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;AD&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>y</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;AD&lt;&#xA0;std::complex&lt;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&gt;&#xA0;&gt;&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
</span></font></code>
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<b><big><a name="r" id="r">r</a></big></b>
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The relative error criteria 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>r</span></font></i></code>
 has prototype

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>r</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
</span></font></code>
It must be greater than or equal to zero.
The relative error condition is defined as:

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<mi mathvariant='italic'>y</mi>
<mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
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<mrow><mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
<mi mathvariant='italic'>x</mi>
<mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
<mo stretchy="false">+</mo>
<mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
<mi mathvariant='italic'>y</mi>
<mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
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<mo stretchy="false">&#x02264;</mo>
<mi mathvariant='italic'>r</mi>
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<b><big><a name="a" id="a">a</a></big></b>
<br/>
The absolute error criteria 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>a</span></font></i></code>
 has prototype

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;const&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;&amp;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>a</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
</span></font></code>
It must be greater than or equal to zero.
The absolute error condition is defined as:

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<mi mathvariant='italic'>x</mi>
<mo stretchy="false">-</mo>
<mi mathvariant='italic'>y</mi>
<mo stretchy="false">|</mo>
<mo stretchy="false">&#x02264;</mo>
<mi mathvariant='italic'>a</mi>
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<b><big><a name="b" id="b">b</a></big></b>
<br/>
The return value 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>b</span></font></i></code>
 has prototype

<code><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;bool&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>b</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'><br/>
</span></font></code>
If either 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>x</span></font></i></code>
 or 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>y</span></font></i></code>
 is infinite or not a number,
the return value is false.
Otherwise, if either the relative or absolute error
condition (defined above) is satisfied, the return value is true.
Otherwise, the return value is false.

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<b><big><a name="Type" id="Type">Type</a></big></b>
<br/>
The type 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i></code>
 must be a
<a href="numerictype.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>NumericType</span></a>
.
The routine <a href="checknumerictype.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>CheckNumericType</span></a>
 will generate
an error message if this is not the case.
If 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>a</span></font></i></code>
 and 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>b</span></font></i></code>
 have type 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Type</span></font></i></code>
,
the following operation must be defined
<table><tr><td align='left'  valign='top'>

<b>Operation</b>     </td><td align='left'  valign='top'>

	<b>Description</b> </td></tr><tr><td align='left'  valign='top'>


<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>a</span></font></i><font color="blue"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>&#xA0;&lt;=&#xA0;</span></font><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>b</span></font></i></code>
  </td><td align='left'  valign='top'>

	less that or equal operator (returns a <code><font color="blue">bool</font></code> object)
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<b><big><a name="Operation Sequence" id="Operation Sequence">Operation Sequence</a></big></b>
<br/>
The result of this operation is not an
<a href="glossary.xml#AD of Base" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>AD&#xA0;of&#xA0;Base</span></a>
 object.
Thus it will not be recorded as part of an
AD of 
<code><i><font color="black"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>Base</span></font></i></code>

<a href="glossary.xml#Operation.Sequence" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>operation&#xA0;sequence</span></a>
.

<br/>
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<b><big><a name="Example" id="Example">Example</a></big></b>

<br/>
The file <a href="near_equal_ext.cpp.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>near_equal_ext.cpp</span></a>
 contains an example
and test of this extension of <a href="nearequal.xml" target="_top"><span style='white-space: nowrap'>NearEqual</span></a>
.
It return true if it succeeds and false otherwise.


<hr/>Input File: cppad/core/near_equal_ext.hpp

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