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Subject: IEEE floating point modes
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Date: Tue, 30-Jun-87 08:08:00 EDT
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IEEE floating point arithmetic users:

Of the 4 rounding modes -- nearest, zero, positive infinity, and negative
infinity -- which one(s) are you most likely to use?  Does the accuracy
of the numbers influence your decision?  Does the performance of computing
in one of these modes help sway your opinion?  Not being an IEEE user,
I'm trying to determine the relative merits of one mode over another.

Thanks for your input.

Dave Ray         --  uucp:  hcx1!daver