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Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd

From Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd
Date 2026-09-14 15:29 -0500
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On 9/14/26 10:00 AM, Anton Ertl wrote:
...
> 
> I am debating with myself whether one should use the closest FP number
> with round-to-nearest, or the closest with round-to-absolute-higher.
> Maybe depends on the purpose of this normalization.
> 
Is your idea to stay within 1 ulp error for the conversion, but use a 
simpler algorithm?

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KM

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ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-10 19:33 +0200
  Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-10 13:35 -0500
    Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-10 22:10 +0200
      Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-10 16:51 -0500
  Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-11 12:16 +1000
    Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-11 12:05 +0200
      Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-12 00:27 +0200
        Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-11 20:29 -0500
          Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-12 12:02 +1000
            Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-12 10:24 -0500
          Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-12 10:45 +0200
            Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-12 19:51 +1000
            Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-12 22:47 +1000
              Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-13 03:14 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-12 13:02 -0500
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-13 15:44 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-13 09:00 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-13 20:33 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 13:28 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-14 10:09 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 20:00 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-14 12:22 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 21:59 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-14 14:26 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-15 01:32 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-14 21:08 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-14 15:25 -0500
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-15 13:11 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-15 14:06 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-16 00:05 +1000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-09-14 15:00 +0000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-14 21:15 +0200
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-14 15:29 -0500
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-09-14 20:58 +0000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-15 07:33 -0500
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-09-15 15:53 +0000
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-15 15:23 -0500
                Re: ddfloat library: the behavior of >dd Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-15 17:53 -0500

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