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IEEE 754

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli, 37) Mathematics Area of mathematics Numerical analysis Floating-point arithmetic
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Half-precision floating-point format (16-bit floating point)

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IEEE 754 is a standard for floating-point arithmetic that is widely used in computer systems and programming languages. Established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), it defines formats for representing floating-point numbers and provides guidelines for performing arithmetic operations on these numbers in a consistent and reliable manner across different computing environments.
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