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minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSpecifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoFloating point numbers are not possible in two’s complement, besides that, what is your point? 0,99999999… is probably the same as 1.
What do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
IEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
Specifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
1- 0,99999…
Floating point numbers are not possible in two’s complement, besides that, what is your point? 0,99999999… is probably the same as 1.
floats