srm@iris.berkeley.edu (Richard Mateosian;;;5407745;JS93) (10/23/86)
> >IEEE floating point requires an "exact" mode which causes a trap any >time the result of an operation is not exact. This lets your >software know that it has picked up dirt, if it cares, and lets >particularly smart software change to extended precision, long integers, >or whatever. > You will get an inexact flag if you divide 1.0 by 3.0. It's a signal that roundoff has occurred, not necessarily that there's been any loss of precision. Richard Mateosian ...ucbvax!ucbiris!srm 2919 Forest Avenue 415/540-7745 srm@iris.Berkeley.EDU Berkeley, CA 94705