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RE: Do I have a second? Re: Motion 8: Exception Handling for Interval Arithmetic



Title: Do I have a second? Re: Motion 8: Exception Handling for Interval Arithmetic
I am seconding it


From: stds-1788@xxxxxxxx on behalf of R. Baker Kearfott
Sent: Wed 9/16/2009 9:55 AM
To: Nate Hayes
Cc: STDS-1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Do I have a second? Re: Motion 8: Exception Handling for Interval Arithmetic

P-1788 members:

Do I have a second for this motion?

Baker

Nate Hayes wrote:
> I submit the document "Exception Handling for Interval Arithmetic" as a
> formal motion (motion 8) to be voted upon.
>
> The document presents a general framework for exception handling. It
> uniformly accomodates all arithmetic and nonarithmetic exceptions that are
> relevant for interval arithmetic and its applications. It eliminates the
> need for separate global sticky flags, and integrates non-intervals (NaI),
> without introducing any overhead for users who don't make use of exceptions.
>
> The document is attached as a PDF (4 pages) to facilitate its reading. Thank
> you to Arnold Neumaier for his joint contributions in writing it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Nate Hayes
>
>
>


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