IEEE 754 standard: numbers represented as ±(1.f)₂ × 2^e, with finite precision (typ. 53 bits). Introduces round-off error on every operation; ε_machine ≈ 2^{-52} for double.
IEEE 754 standard: numbers represented as ±(1.f)₂ × 2^e, with finite precision (typ. 53 bits). Introduces round-off error on every operation; ε_machine ≈ 2^{-52} for double.