ieee-754

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Computer Science

intermediate

How a Float Is Stored, and What That Rules Out

Floating point is not a slightly inaccurate version of real numbers. It is a finite set of values, spaced logarithmically, with exact rules. This lesson builds the IEEE 754 layout, shows why 0.1 cannot be represented, and derives the one error bound that every later result depends on.

8 steps·~12 min

How a Float Is Stored, and What That Rules Out

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