Comment on Why doesn't GCC optimize a*a*a*a*a*a to (a*a*a)*(a*a*a)? (2013)parentComments−robzyb12yBut what about the accuracy of the error bounds?−pascal_cuoq12yIt is easy to track the real result of the computation with floating-point intervals: round down when computing the lower bound, and up when computing the upper bound of each interval.
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But what about the accuracy of the error bounds?
It is easy to track the real result of the computation with floating-point intervals: round down when computing the lower bound, and up when computing the upper bound of each interval.