An Open Question to Deverlopers of Numerical Software

Kahan and Zuras discuss the revision of IEEE 754: Standard for Binary Floating Point Arithmatic. Knowing if signaling NaNs are still in common use would help the IEEE 754 Revision Committee evaluate this feature.

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Published inComputer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 38; no. 5; p. 91
Main Authors Kahan, William, Zuras, Dan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 01.05.2005
Subjects
Binary system
Software engineering
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Summary:Kahan and Zuras discuss the revision of IEEE 754: Standard for Binary Floating Point Arithmatic. Knowing if signaling NaNs are still in common use would help the IEEE 754 Revision Committee evaluate this feature.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814