I believe the IEEE 754 total ordering is identical to a classical recipe for fast FP comparison.[1] Of course, the handling of NaNs is only identical when the q

I believe the IEEE 754 total ordering is identical to a classical recipe for fast FP comparison.[1] Of course, the handling of NaNs is only identical when the qNaN bit is at the MSB of the significand as recommended. [1]: http://stereopsis.com/radix.html http://stereopsis.com/radix.html