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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Numerical calculations: Why not use fixed point types for
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Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:14:19 -0500
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Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:

> I decided to run a test. My results:

Thanks -- it's good to have actual numbers.

But the choice between floating- and fixed-point should not
be made primarily on the basis of speed.  It should be based
on the needs of the problem, such as whether you want relative
or absolute errors.

Unless you're running on a machine with no hardware support
for floating point.

- Bob