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> I think float will be around for a while, what with the blinding speed in today's processors, and the availability of 80 bit intermediate precision. ...and w

• aidenn0 13y ago
  In my experience float is well understood by very few of those who use it. I have had to explain multiple times to people who have been using floats for years that just because floats have guaranteed minimum 6 significant digits doesn't mean that the result of your calculations will be correct to 6 significant digits.
  • wglb 13y ago
    Yes. I have been thinking of running a floating-point school just for this reason. Lots of gotchas.