How can PHP developers ensure that decimal values resulting from time conversions are handled appropriately without truncating or rounding?

When converting time values to decimal values in PHP, developers can ensure accuracy by using the number_format function with the appropriate precision parameter. This will prevent truncation or rounding of the decimal values, giving a more precise result. 

// Example code snippet to convert time to decimal with precision
$time = "12:30:45";
list($hours, $minutes, $seconds) = explode(":", $time);
$total_hours = $hours + ($minutes / 60) + ($seconds / 3600);
$decimal_time = number_format($total_hours, 2); // 2 decimal places precision
echo $decimal_time;

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PHP decimal values time conversions precision rounding

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