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NOTE: [Total/Partial] loss of significance occurred during evaluation of [expression].

Errno value: unchanged

Explanation
ACTION

Explanation

The function result is less accurate than the arguments. If the message indicates total loss of significance, the result may be completely inaccurate. If it indicates partial loss of significance, the result is approximately correct, but considerably less precise than its input arguments.

ACTION

If possible, correct the program or the data. Output of this message may indicate serious problems with the correctness of program results, which should be evaluated carefully. The message can be suppressed using the _matherb function, as described in the SAS/C Library Reference, Volume 1.

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