Floating Point
Floating point representation is a complex topic full of nuance. To understand it, we must focus on the abstract method used to represent non-integer numbers.
28 May 2022
Floating point representation is a complex topic full of nuance. To understand it, we must focus on the abstract method used to represent non-integer numbers.
Floating point numbers are complicated enough in the abstract. How do systems programmers and hardware designers cope with the complexity of floating point?
IEEE-754 is the standard for floating point computation around the world. Thus, any real-world discussion of floating point must include it.