Calculator Anomaly?

I have a weird Apple Calculator anomaly that I'm hoping someone can clarify. I have seen it in both "Basic" and "Scientific" mode using Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) which can be found under the View menu. Precision is set to the maximum 16 decimal places.
The apparent problem is that calculations are rounded unnecessarily. For example, typing the following results in a value of 3:
.75 enter
2 +
My expectation is that the answer is 2.75 given the entries and that the precision is set to 16. Is there something about Calculator or its RPN implementation that I don't understand?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
G5 DP2GHZ, PB G4 12 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

My expectation is that the answer is 2.75 given the entries and that the precision is set to 16. Is there something about Calculator or its RPN implementation that I don't understand?
You're correct, under RPN the sum value seems rounded up (or down if you enter for example .3 enter 2 +). I'll make a technical post on the lvl 4/5 area of the forum and hope it gets some notice.

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I have a weird Apple Calculator anomaly that I'm hoping someone can clarify. I have seen it in both "Basic" and "Scientific" mode using Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) which can be found under the View menu. Precision is set to the maximum 16 decimal places.
The apparent problem is that calculations are rounded unnecessarily. For example, typing the following results in a value of 3:
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My expectation is that the answer is 2.75 given the entries and that the precision is set to 16. Is there something about Calculator or its RPN implementation that I don't understand?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

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