Short answer is no, AFAIK (DBO)

by uberfoop , Seattle-ish, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 21:47 (3295 days ago) @ ZackDark
edited by uberfoop, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 22:11

Was talking about how you can't sum 2e63 with 2e-63 and have the answer in a single byte without losing precision, even when the system is capable of storing up to 2e63 and down to 2e-63.

RIP mantissa D:

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Happiest of birthdays to Wu! - Kermit, 2015-11-21, 11:16
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        Math question - Funkmon, 2015-11-22, 19:40
        
        Short answer is no, AFAIK - ZackDark, 2015-11-22, 22:12
        
        Short answer is no, AFAIK - uberfoop, 2015-11-24, 05:13
        
        Short answer is no, AFAIK - ZackDark, 2015-11-24, 20:18
        
        Short answer is no, AFAIK - uberfoop, 2015-11-24, 21:47
      - Math question - Cody Miller, 2015-11-22, 19:34
        
        Math is weird. - Funkmon, 2015-11-22, 19:46
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