Yes, and overflowing the mantissa moves the exponent in the right direction by t...

		mlyle 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Does Integer Addition Approximate Float Multip... Yes, and overflowing the mantissa moves the exponent in the right direction by the right amount; just now the least significant bits are not quite in the right place anymore. But that's by definition a small error.