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I'm debugging my python program.

I have np.cos(param_t_10[0]) returns 5.9168e-06 where param_t_10[0] == tensor(-1.5708)

If I print np.cos(-1.5708) I get -3.673205103346574e-06 which is the correct value.

Can anyone explain me what am I doing wrong?

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    $\begingroup$ Make a reproducible example. $\endgroup$
    – user2974951
    Commented Oct 3, 2023 at 7:12
  • $\begingroup$ I would always rather use the made in tensorflow / pytorch cosine function rather than numpy one when working with tensors. Maybe trying them will give a different result. $\endgroup$
    – Ubikuity
    Commented Oct 3, 2023 at 13:22
  • $\begingroup$ Tensorflow often uses 32-bit floats by default. That's about 7 significant figures in terms of precision en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format, so you should be worried when you get down to comparing such small quantities. $\endgroup$
    – Cryo
    Commented Oct 5, 2023 at 19:31

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It is not a good idea to compare floating point numbers by ==. E.g., this may give different result depending on your number representation. Additionally, the conversion from a tensor to a float/numpy object can have side effects (you could print(param_t_10[0]) and print(float(param_t_10[0])) for a first check).

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  • $\begingroup$ This is probably the source of the problem. Thank you. $\endgroup$
    – dsb
    Commented Nov 4, 2023 at 5:45

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