Title :
Practically Accurate Floating-Point Math
Author :
Toronto, Neil ; McCarthy, John
Author_Institution :
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
With the right tools, floating-point code can be debugged like any other code, drastically improving its accuracy and reliability.
Keywords :
floating point arithmetic; mathematics computing; floating-point code debugging; floating-point math; Debugging; Encoding; Floating-point arithmetic; Mathematics; Measurement uncertainty; Programming; Standards; IEEE 754-2008 floating-point standard; Scientific programming; code debugging; floating-point code; scientific computing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2014.90