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by yoklov 4420 days ago
Sorry if I've misunderstood you, but I can't imagine many/any programs (even games) which function, well, at all if random transistor error is introduced.
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If the errors are confined to specific operations and specific parts of a computer, such as a floating point unit, then in some cases a certain level of random error can be acceptable.
LSB bit flips or GPUs can be tolerant to errors.