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Posits: new approach could be much more efficient than IEEE 754 floating-point computation

Posted by spit-evil-olive-tips
Tags: performance, floating point
https://www.nextplatform.com/2019/07/08/new-approach-could-sink-floating-point-computation/

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Title
New Approach Could Sink Floating Point Computation
Authors
Michael Feldman
Published
Jul 8 2019
Word count
1380 words

2 comments

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    Grzmot
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    This article presents posits as a perfect solution to todays' problems and while that might be true, it somehow feels like we're only seeing one side of the coin here. It feels biased. It's very...

    This article presents posits as a perfect solution to todays' problems and while that might be true, it somehow feels like we're only seeing one side of the coin here. It feels biased. It's very well possible that Posits could be the salvation the article promises it to be, but everything in real life is a double-edged sword.

    3 votes
    1. dblohm7
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      Agreed. I also find it interesting that there isn't any discussion in this piece from the wider numerical computation community.

      Agreed. I also find it interesting that there isn't any discussion in this piece from the wider numerical computation community.

      4 votes