Octuple-precision floating-point format: Difference between revisions

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In [[computing]], '''octuple precision''' (also called binary256) is a binary [[floating-point]]-based [[computer number format]] that occupies 32 [[byte]]s (256 [[bit]]s) in computer memory. This 256-[[bit]] octuple precision is for applications requiring results in higher than [[quadruple precision]]. This format is rarely (if ever) used and very few things support it.

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