Test numeric equality properly.  No practical functional change.
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/CTSRD-TESLA/TESLA
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/CTSRD-TESLA/TESLA
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/CTSRD-TESLA/TESLA
Remove an incorrect assertion.

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Submitted by:	trombonehero