Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
In message <mailman.525.1242941777.8015.python-l...@python.org>, Christian
Heimes wrote:
Welcome to IEEE 754 floating point land! :)
It used to be worse in the days before IEEE 754 became widespread. Anybody
remember a certain Prof William Kahan from Berkeley, and the foreword he
wrote to the Apple Numerics Manual, 2nd Edition, published in 1988? It's
such a classic piece that I think it should be posted somewhere...
I only see used versions of it available for purchase. Care to hum a
few bars?
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