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dmoreno
1388 days ago
For reference, as I didn't know, posits are a modern float number alternative to IEEE 754. Wikipedia[1] claims better in many aspects, but, as ubiquitous as IEEE numbers are I don't see them getting replaced soon.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unum_(number_format)#Unum_II...