Message-ID:	<331DEE7B.7D98@pobox.oleane.com>
Date:	Wed, 05 Mar 1997 23:06:51 +0100
From:	Francois Charton <deef AT pobox DOT oleane DOT com>
Organization:	CCMSA
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	Sly <sly AT aussie DOT net>
CC:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Floating Point???
References:	<4b5_9703051119 AT softtech DOT brisnet DOT org DOT au> <5fin95$f8 AT news DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk> <01bc292d$d7fed300$8a081ecb AT sly>

Sly wrote:
> 
> 
> floats are only precise up to about 6 digits or so.  doubles are precise up
> to .. err .. is it 10?
> 

floats have about 7 significant digits (23 bits in the mantissa, sign bit 
excluded)
doubles have about 16 significant digits (52 bits in the mantissa)

Francois

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