From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by sourceware.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id 386153858C5F; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:09:51 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 386153858C5F DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1710796191; bh=gZuwlpWMHpHYK4tid4JI0uPnspbqG6LW+vg1uAy/xTQ=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=tWFaAFe1Ez0h95srcCcJ9g0tyKCllGf0oTpNEKedxBApeyfZvth/2bpLs6Xx7ax6p QddKAdP9dcg90eT+UeL+f9wBl+rKa1ZmqdOtl6wLS8RwPX62lWSkBynO7JSu4EwbM+ QK2qZKYh/wQltY2ntvIt03ILMy/FZ7xzZKq+EscY= From: "newbie-02 at gmx dot de" To: glibc-bugs@sourceware.org Subject: [Bug math/28472] pow(10, i) accuracy Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:09:49 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: glibc X-Bugzilla-Component: math X-Bugzilla-Version: 2.31 X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: normal X-Bugzilla-Who: newbie-02 at gmx dot de X-Bugzilla-Status: UNCONFIRMED X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: P2 X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: unassigned at sourceware dot org X-Bugzilla-Target-Milestone: --- X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D28472 --- Comment #21 from b. --- dear guys,=20=20 in a way you are talking this point to death,=20=20 this issue is not about powers of two, usually they have=20=20=20 few problems in binary datatypes, but about powers of 10!=20=20 it's important to have them exact ( as good as possible )=20=20 at integral powers of ten,=20=20 and regarding monotonity it's surely better to smoothe the=20=20 nearby values to the exact values than the other way.=20=20 Note, we need 2! results changed for binary64's ( bin80's=20=20 are worse ) and there are no monotonity issues around them. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=