Re: The history of the word 'format' in 754...

[Arnold Neumaier <Arnold.Neumaier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nate Hayes wrote:
> Arnold Neumaier wrote:
> > Nate Hayes wrote:
> >
> > > I don't claim this means there are _no_ practical uses for decorated
> > > intervals. People may find some.
> > >
> > > All I'm saying is that the real emphasis should be on bare intervals and
> > > bare decorations. That's where the real performance and utility is.
> >
> > Could you please give an example?
>
> Several computational examples (with 2D paving plots) were given during 
> the discussions that led up to Motion 8.02. Mostly these were examples 
> involving branch-and-bound algorithms.
>
> > How would you encode my solution to the decoration challenge using 
> > only bare intervals and bare decorations?
>
> If this is a realistic example of a useful program, then I would 
> consider it is a good example where decorated intervals could be useful.

Yes, it is. We have many problems of this kind, though of course simple 
fixed point iteration is replaced by more complex stuff.


Arnold Neumaier