Formula result changes once a cell is activated

AntiPivotTable

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I am puzzled by this issue. I have two cells that have the same exact value. However, when I take the difference between the result is not zero. instead, it's 6 -- see below. The culprit is cell B3. The result changes (..to zero, as it should be) when I click on cell B3 and press enter.

I have no macros running and the cell formatting is the same in all cases (ie, they're all as 'Number').

Why can this be happening and how do I prevent it?

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