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From: mdeale@algol.acs.calpoly.edu (Myron Deale)
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Subject: IEEE p854
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Date: 29 Jun 89 22:23:59 GMT
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Hello,
   IEEE 754 is the floating point standard for binary radix. Is p854
intended for "arbitrary" radix?  or higher-powers-of-two radix?

   In Cody and Waite's "... Elementary Functions" it is noted that radices
higher than two are more subject to wobbling precision. In this light, what
is the purpose of p854?

Myron
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