A close wavelength is not accepted unless equality closes. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

highlighted = computed this step

A nearby wavelength still has to close the equality

The path from one wavelength is 4 meters, but two plane spacings give 6 meters.

nλ=14=4 mn\lambda=1\cdot 4=4\ \mathrm{m}
Off-Bragg wavelengthThe numbers do not close.d=3 mlambda=4 mn=1n*lambda=4 m2d=6 maccepted=0

The rejected bit is computed, not captioned

Because 4 meters is not 6 meters, the accepted bit is 0.

4 m6 m,accepted=04\ \mathrm{m}\ne 6\ \mathrm{m},\quad accepted=0
Rejected equalityA wrong accepted bit would fail validation.d=3 mlambda=4 mn=1n*lambda=4 m2d=6 maccepted=0