If you have ever used a calculator, a spreadsheet, or a programming language, you have probably encountered floating-point numbers. But what are they, and how are they used in scientific computing?

This repository demonstrates a common, yet subtle, bug in JavaScript related to floating-point subtraction. Floating-point numbers are not always represented exactly in binary, leading to potential ...

JavaScript.Decimal exposes a Decimal class with safe floating-point number control. It is useful for high precision operations, like monetary operations that involve currencies. Floating point numbers ...

The term floating point is derived from the fact that there is no fixed number of digits before and after the decimal point; namely, the decimal point can float. There are also representations in ...

Does it make sense to use floating point division to replace simpler division? According to [Wojciech Mula] in a recent post, the answer is yes. The plan is simple: cast the 8-bit numbers into 32 ...

The occurrence of unexpected loss of precision over floating point numbers under medical contexts can cause great damage, or even cost lives. Due to its excellent interoperability with web-based ...

Before becoming adopted as a catch-phrase on TikTok, the term ‘flop’ was a short-hand for floating point operations per second. Floating point numbers are commonly known as “real” numbers ...