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A Radical Approach to Computation with Real Numbers [pdf]
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johngustafson.net
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5 points
by
pettou
on April 2, 2016
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fpoling
on April 2, 2016
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The original unum proposal is in [1] which was very interesting read. This is a newer version of the format that replaces NaN with a notion of an empty set and represents 1/x exactly. Rather splendid!
[1]
http://www.amazon.com/The-End-Error-Computing-Computational/...
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[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-End-Error-Computing-Computational/...