An iconic example of this is the failure of the first Ariane 5 launch in 1996. Just 37 seconds after launch, the rocket left its trajectory began to spin uncontrollably and eventually self-destructed.

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On February 25, 1991, during the eve of the of an Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia, a Scud missile fired from Iraqi positions hit a US Army barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. A defense was available – ...

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Abstract: Level-index arithmetic appeared in the 1980s. One of its principal purposes is to abolish the issues caused by underflows and overflows in floating point. However, level-index arithmetic ...

Floating point units (fpu) can increase the range and precision of mathematical calculations or enable greater throughput in less time, making it easier to meet real time requirements. Or, by enabling ...

In this video, John Gustafson from the National University of Singapore presents: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer Arithmetic. “A new data type called a “posit” is designed for direct ...