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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 213.221.94.52 (talk) at 13:45, 7 January 2008. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The category should be computer science but I do not know the source syntax ~~

Re-scaling after multiplication: The X's in the example should be replaced with 1's, since that is the number used in the following exampt (i think) -- 137.248.143.158 07:02, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Although floating point has taken over to a large degree, where speed and extra accuracy are required, binary scaling is faster and more accurate."

Binary scaling is faster and more accurate where speed and extra accuracy is required? I don't get it. 213.221.94.52 (talk) 13:45, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]