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You are here		www.evanmiller.org The Floppy Disk of Floating Point - Evan Miller
\|	\|	www.sicpers.info Floating point numbers aren't weird \| Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers	3.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	[AI summary] The article explains that IEEE 754 floating-point numbers are not inherently weird but are specialized tools, and encourages programmers to explore alternative number representations like decimals and posits for more general-purpose computing needs.	3.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	pavpanchekha.com Arbitrary Precision, not Arbitrary Accuracy	2.8 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	[AI summary] The article discusses the limitations of arbitrary precision arithmetic in avoiding floating point rounding errors and advocates for expression rearrangement as a more effective solution.	2.8 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	cbloomrants.blogspot.com cbloom rants: 05-26-09 - Storing Floating Points	4.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	I rambled a bit before about how to store floating point images . I think I have the awesome solution. First of all there are two iss...	4.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	codingnest.com The Little Things: Comparing Floating Point Numbers- The Coding Nest	10.6 parsecs away Travel
\|		There is a lot of confusion about floating-point numbers and a lot of bad advice going around. IEEE-754 floating-point numbers are a complex beast, and comparing them is not always easy, but in this post, we will take a look at different approaches and their tradeoffs.	10.6 parsecs away Travel