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Unums: A Radical Approach to Computation with Real Numbers
- tlack 11y agoAnyone out there have the background to speak to the relevance of this approach? It seems tantalizingly simple and logical, which usually means I'm forgetting some critical small detail :)
- jstewartmobile 11y agoAn interview with Gustafson: http://insidehpc.com/2015/03/slidecast-john-gustafson-explains-energy-efficient-unum-computing/ http://insidehpc.com/2015/03/slidecast-john-gustafson-explai... His book on Unums: http://www.amazon.com/End-Error-Computing-Chapman-Computational/dp/1482239868/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458269075&sr=8-1&keywords=end+of+error http://www.amazon.com/End-Error-Computing-Chapman-Computatio... IEEE floating point is an absolute disaster, so I hope this works out. From the reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2ckk5u/unum_a_better_alternative_to_ieee_floating_point/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2ckk5u/unum_a_...