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Re:Intel's $475M error: the silicon behind the Pentium divis... by icehawk on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:17PM (#42537164)
I was about to ask if the explanation of floating point numbers was using Avogadro's number on purpose, but then I realized the other number was Planck's constant.
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Re:Intel's $475M error: the silicon behind the Pentium divis... by kens on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:21PM (#42537197)
Yes, I wanted to use meaningful floating point examples instead of random numbers. You get a gold star for noticing :-)
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