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minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoWhat do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·6 months agoIEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoSpecifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
What do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
IEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
Specifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
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