<P>Floating-point arithmetic is the most widely used way of implementing real-number arithmetic on modern computers. However, making such an arithmetic reliable and portable, yet fast, is a very difficult task. As a result, floating-point arithmetic is far from being exploited to its full potential. This handbook aims to provide a complete overview of modern floating-point arithmetic. So that the ...

Part I: Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Standards.- Introduction.- Definitions and Basic Notations.- Floating-Point Formats and Environment.- Part II: Cleverly Using Floating-Point Arithmetic.- Basic Properties and Algorithms.- Enhanced FP Sums, Dot Products, and Polynomial Values.- Languages and Compilers.- Part III: Implementing Floating-Point Operators.- Algorithms for the Basic Operations...

Part I: Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Standards.- Introduction.- Definitions and Basic Notations.- Floating-Point Formats and Environment.- Part II: Cleverly Using Floating-Point Arithmetic.- Basic Properties and Algorithms.- Enhanced FP Sums, Dot Products, and Polynomial Values.- Languages and Compilers.- Part III: Implementing Floating-Point Operators.- Algorithms for the Basic Operations...

Part I: Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Standards.- Introduction.- Definitions and Basic Notations.- Floating-Point Formats and Environment.- Part II: Cleverly Using Floating-Point Arithmetic.- Basic Properties and Algorithms.- Enhanced FP Sums, Dot Products, and Polynomial Values.- Languages and Compilers.- Part III: Implementing Floating-Point Operators.- Algorithms for the Basic Operations...

Floating-point arithmetic is the most widely used way of implementing real-number arithmetic on modern computers. However, making such an arithmetic reliable and portable, yet fast, is a very difficult task. As a result, floating-point arithmetic is far from being exploited to its full potential. This handbook aims to provide a complete overview of modern floating-point arithmetic. So that the tec...

Part I: Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Standards.- Introduction.- Definitions and Basic Notations.- Floating-Point Formats and Environment.- Part II: Cleverly Using Floating-Point Arithmetic.- Basic Properties and Algorithms.- Enhanced FP Sums, Dot Products, and Polynomial Values.- Languages and Compilers.- Part III: Implementing Floating-Point Operators.- Algorithms for the Basic Operations...

Part I: Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Standards.- Introduction.- Definitions and Basic Notations.- Floating-Point Formats and Environment.- Part II: Cleverly Using Floating-Point Arithmetic.- Basic Properties and Algorithms.- Enhanced FP Sums, Dot Products, and Polynomial Values.- Languages and Compilers.- Part III: Implementing Floating-Point Operators.- Algorithms for the Basic Operations...

Floating-point arithmetic is the most widely used way of implementing real-number arithmetic on modern computers. However, making such an arithmetic reliable and portable, yet fast, is a very difficult task. As a result, floating-point arithmetic is far from being exploited to its full potential. This handbook aims to provide a complete overview of modern floating-point arithmetic. So that the tec...