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Re: Change definition of complex::norm
- To: HJSTEIN at bloomberg dot com, gdr at codesourcery dot com
- Subject: Re: Change definition of complex::norm
- From: dewar at gnat dot com
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:23:37 -0500 (EST)
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, nbecker at fred dot net
<< If the scale factor in the algorithm Euclid [the above mentionned
algorithm] is replaced by max{|a|, |b|}, the results may be less
accurate on a hexadecimal machine. The reason is that the number
>>
Yes, well hex machines are a numerical abomination, and this is a good
example of why :-)