Why a Chip That’s Bad at Math Can Help Computers Tackle Harder Problemstechnologyreview.com 12 pointsmarinabercea10 years ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−j-pb10yFloating point is already incredibly imprecise. The thought of debugging any piece of software on this system sends shivers down my spine.I would much rather see something like UNUMS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9943589), which provide improved accuracy AND energy efficiency over IEEE floating point.
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Floating point is already incredibly imprecise. The thought of debugging any piece of software on this system sends shivers down my spine.
I would much rather see something like UNUMS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9943589), which provide improved accuracy AND energy efficiency over IEEE floating point.