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Re: How Computers Represent Floats [message #22637 is a reply to message #22627]

Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00

Nigel Wade
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Registered: March 1998

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David Fanning wrote:
>
> Oh, dear. :-(
>
> I have occasion to recall a discussion posted in this
> forum some time ago about how computers represent
> floating point numbers. How they appear inaccurate, etc.
>
> I *know* I saved it, but I've searched on just about
> every keyword I can think of on my local machines and
> in Dejanews and I can't find what I am looking for.
> (It's possible I dreamed the whole exchange. Stranger
> things have happened.)
>
> If anyone saved the discussion (or even recalls it
> enough to supply me with some likely keywords to search
> on), I would be grateful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. In my dream (apparently) someone who is not a
> frequent poster to this newsgroup published a fabulously
> informative article on the subject.
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting
> Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
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There was one not too long ago which started with a request
about "10 bytes real". Was that the one?

If it was back before May '99 then DejaNews won't be able to
find it any more.

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		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: William Clodius on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: davidf on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: Phillip David on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: William Clodius on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: Ivan Zimine on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: Studenten on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00
		Re: How Computers Represent Floats By: Nigel Wade on Thu, 30 November 2000 00:00

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