Floating-point

Floating-point What every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic
What every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic
Why do we need floating-point arithmetic? A floating-point system can be used to represent, with a fixed number of digits, numbers of different orders...
Floating-point What is the floating point unit used for on the processor system?
What is the floating point unit used for on the processor system?
What is a floating-point processor? The floating-point processor provides instructions to perform arithmetic, comparison, and other operations. The PO...
Floating-point Theorem on loss of precision
Theorem on loss of precision
What is loss of precision? Loss of significance is an undesirable effect in calculations using finite-precision arithmetic such as floating-point arit...