On 12/23/05,
Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Orlando Andico wrote:
> it's that "64 bits of mantissa" which will bite your ass in the end. of
> what use is an exponent of 4932 when there are lots of zeroes there?
The exponent is a side issue. The 19 digit accuracy is what's generally
more useful. Eleven bits is a lot in numerical analysis, and that could
mean the difference between a catastrophic failure and correct
calculation in a sensitive numerical algorithm. It's the sort of thing
people engaged in serious numerical analysis work tend to consider from
time to time.
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