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That's not really the same. IEEE 754 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754) defines the algebra for two types - the
by fsloth 9y ago
That's not really the same. IEEE 754 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754) defines the algebra for two types - the single and double precision floats.
Claiming you don't need all of it means analogically you would be fine with a car that turns only left and explodes on tuesdays. Which might be true for your case, but an abysmal set of limitations for a general purpose device.
- taeric 9y agoI acknowledged they aren't directly comparable. To the point that I would actually leverage the question the other direction for most things. Making sure arithmetic is incredibly well defined seems a more important point than what most extension points for frameworks focus on. (Which, I think, is what you are saying. So that I think we are in agreement. :) )