I used log to obtain the exponent base 2 to a very large number and I want to be able to retrieve the number back by reversing the function (2**x). However math.pow(2,x) is truncating the answer drastically. Note that x is a very large power in the range of 100000.00000001. The original number has to be retrieved in full.
Consider the following code:   0.1 + 0.2 == 0.3  -&gt;  false   0.1 + 0.2         -&gt;  0.30000000000000004   Why do these inaccuracies happen?
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