On the definition of unit roundoff (Q285290)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6582322
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6582322 |
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On the definition of unit roundoff (English)
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19 May 2016
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The authors consider the general problem of best approximating a real number with elements from a given finite set of numbers. In this context they identify a special rounding rule for floating point arithmetic, which minimizes the error with respect to the computed result.
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floating-point number
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IEEE 754
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rounding
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tie-breaking rule
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