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Re: acos(1)
From: "Fred J. Tydeman" <tydeman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "stds-754@xxxxxxxx" <stds-754@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: acos(1)
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:03:06 -0700, Dan Zuras IEEE wrote:
Anyway, on page 41 (the 53rd page of the document), the
last sentence of 9.1 says:
The preferred quantum is language defined.
So it is for all clause 9 functions.
9.1, first paragraph, has "preferred quantum in previous clauses",
yet, "preferred quantum" only appears in 9.1, so what is it
referring to?
The full sentence is:
As noted below, the specifications for inexact exceptions
and preferred quantum in previous clauses do not apply to
the functions specified in this clause.
which is true.
Elsewhere, I find "preferred exponent".
Is there a difference?
No. They are the same.
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