9 Dec
2008
9 Dec
'08
3:48 p.m.
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:15:53 -0500, Steve Holden wrote:
Is anyone aware of any implementations that use other than 64-bit floating-point? I'd be particularly interested in any that use greater precision than the usual 56-bit mantissa. Do modern 64-bit systems implement anything wider than the normal double?
regards Steve
Why don't we create a DecimalFloat datatype which is a variable-width floating point number. Decimal is variable precision fixed-point number, while the plain ol' float would be system dependent floating point.