Math problem in ESP32?

[Dremicon]

Hello. Why when performing the following mathematical operation with float, the result is -0.0?
I don't make sense of the "-" sign. Is it a bug?
In the following code you can see the result:

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float val1 = -0.1;
float val2;

void setup(){
Serial.begin(115200);
}

void loop(){
val2 = val1 + 0.1;
Serial.println(val2);
}

The result is -0.00

[ESP_Sprite]

Float numbers are imprecise; probably the result of 0.1 + -0.1 is ever-so-slightly negative because of effectively a binary rounding error. Your print will round that number down to two digits after the decimal, so you get the 'weird' -0.00 result.

[Dremicon]

Float numbers are imprecise; probably the result of 0.1 + -0.1 is ever-so-slightly negative because of effectively a binary rounding error. Your print will round that number down to two digits after the decimal, so you get the 'weird' -0.00 result.

OK. Thanks for your reply.