Re: Motion 46: finalise interval literals: ULP
On 2013-07-17 16:44:16 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Also, though the IEEE 754-2008 standard doesn't define "ULP", it
> defines:
>
> 2.1.44 quantum: The quantum of a finite floating-point representation
> is the value of a unit in the last position of its significand. [...]
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But IEEE 754-1985 used "unit in the last place". And the C and LIA-2
standards also uses "unit in the last place". So, this can be seen as
the official term.
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