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Well, they can't be specified as IEEE 754 floats. A computer can still use those numbers in the form of decimal fixed-point or numerator-denominator formats.
by amalcon 11y ago
Well, they can't be specified as IEEE 754 floats. A computer can still use those numbers in the form of decimal fixed-point or numerator-denominator formats.
- Kristine1975 11y agoSince 2008 IEEE-754 also supports decimal floating-point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754#Basic_and_interchange_formats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754#Basic_and_interchange... >There are three binary floating-point basic formats (encoded with 32, 64 or 128 bits) and two decimal floating-point basic formats (encoded with 64 or 128 bits)