Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
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ISBN: 9780124104099
Author: Michael L. Scott
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Chapter 5.2, Problem 5CYU
Program Plan Intro

Single-precision:

  • Single-precision in floating point format is a computer number format, it usually use 32 bits in a computer memory.
  • It represent a dynamic range of numeric values by using a radix point.

Double-precision:

  • Double-precision in floating point format is a computer number format, it usually use 64 bits in a computer memory.
  • It can store much broader range of vales, and with more precision.

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