Thread: floating point binary

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    floating point binary

    can someone explain to me what floating point binary is all about
    with the sign bit, exponent and mantissa
    how that all works

    -thanks
    ytaipsw

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    Instead of asking us, read this three-part tutorial.

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    Another good place to start:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point
    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
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