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computer format for representing rational numbers

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Burroughs large systems

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decimal separator

binary numeral system

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computational science

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Pentium FDIV bug

interval arithmetic

arbitrary-precision arithmetic

subnormal number

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arbitrary-precision arithmetic

primitive data type

single-precision floating-point format

division algorithm

C99 {1-15-89}Wilkerson Dustin Roberts bounty

Pentium FDIV bug

Gaussian elimination

history of computing hardware

mathematical expression

Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms

QR decomposition

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