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(libc.info)Floating Point Errors

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Errors in Floating-Point Calculations
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FP Exceptions

IEEE 754 math exceptions and how to detect them.

Infinity and NaN

Special values returned by calculations.

Status bit operations

Checking for exceptions after the fact.

Math Error Reporting

How the math functions report errors.