Comment Comment by fiforpg Right, I did realize after posting that close to numbers of the form1{hidden bit} + (1-2^-52){mantissa with all ones}the relative accuracy — corresponding to the absolute accuracy of a single bit in mantissa — is about 2^-53. The hidden bit is easy to forget about... parent fiforpg 1 year ago
1{hidden bit} + (1-2^-52){mantissa with all ones}
the relative accuracy — corresponding to the absolute accuracy of a single bit in mantissa — is about 2^-53. The hidden bit is easy to forget about...