Abstract: In this paper, a new family of formats to deal with real number for applications requiring round to nearest is proposed. They are based on shifting the set of exactly represented numbers ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A Social Security number (SSN) is a numerical ID for U.S. citizens and residents to track ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Abstract: The IEEE 754 standard does not distinguish between exact and inexact floating-point numbers. There is no bit or field in the binary encoding that indicates whether a floating-point number is ...

For years, I have written about wine the way some people talk about love, with too much heart and never enough sense. Wine Walkabout was my passport through vineyards and villages, a front-row seat to ...