[Yaa101]

Also fixed point math is more accurate than floating point math in computers, also it is easy to accomplish. Even 32bit numbers can be very big/small when a struct of 2 32bit integers is used, one for the number and one for the exponent.

[LegionMammal978]

If you have a variable exponent, then don't you have a floating-point representation by definition?

[LocalH]

Fixed point. In this case, 32.32

[anyfoo]

It's true that that's not an exponent, though, and that was what they were replying to. Exponents make floating point. I think the poster before that meant to say "fractional part" instead.

[greesil]

Either you've got a 64 bit fixed point number, 64Q32 or you just invented your own floating point format, and it's not clear which you're trying to describe.

[Yaa101]

Fixed point math is common in software made for business applications because of rounding problems with binary floating point math.

The following link is an example of a good quality fixed point math library and shows you how it is done.

https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/shopspring/decimal?utm_source=...

[greesil]

You are explaining to me something in which I am already an expert. Thank you! Buenbot!