IEEE754 also has multiple representations along with imprecise representations of integers, it’s limits (+Inf, -Inf, NaN) and simple decimals (0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3)

IEEE754 also has multiple representations along with imprecise representations of integers, it’s limits (+Inf, -Inf, NaN) and simple decimals (0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3). For now, the biggest benefit is that we have hardware acceleration for IEEE754 everywhere, not that it is particularly good for any use case or that it is without weakness. But when we get FPGAs in commodity CPUs, the pros and cons value of IEEE754 change rapidly. Custom arithmetic formats could become more common.