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Once you have those rounded numbers, how many significant digits will survive in the floating=point computations $x+y$, $x-y$, etc.? If you can't figure this out, go ahead and do the computations in 64 bits and see if you can explain the answers you get. | Once you have those rounded numbers, how many significant digits will survive in the floating=point computations $x+y$, $x-y$, etc.? If you can't figure this out, go ahead and do the computations in 64 bits and see if you can explain the answers you get. | ||
- | If you want to compare the 64-bit calculations to something more accurate, use Julia's 256-bit ''BigFloat'' type. There are two ways to get ''BigFloat''s | + | If you want to compare the 64-bit calculations to something more accurate, use Julia's 256-bit ''BigFloat'' type. There are two ways to get a ''BigFloat''. |
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