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Most people who believe that they do not need subnormals do not actually know whether they need or not subnormals and it is very likely that they need subnormal
by adrian_b 16d ago
Most people who believe that they do not need subnormals do not actually know whether they need or not subnormals and it is very likely that they need subnormals.
The options mentioned above are guaranteed to generate big errors, so they are acceptable only when errors really do not matter, e.g. in graphics for games.
The only correct option for avoiding subnormals is to enable the underflow exception and handle it in a manner that is considered more suitable for that application than the use of subnormals.