[PATCH 2/3] winex11: Implement TINN algorithm. (try 3)

[Mike Schaadt]

An int value can be more precise then a float can, however a float can
hold bigger numbers.  It's the difference between having a 24 bit
fraction with 8 bits of exponent and 1 of sign vs 31/32 bits of
fraction data without exponent.  Plus, integer operations are faster
then floating point operations, even if just margionably.

On 5/9/07, Vitaly Budovski <vbudovski at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dmitry Timoshkov wrote:
> > "Vitaly Budovski" <vbudovski at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Please show me how an unsigned int can represent values greater than
> >> 2^32. This is why a float is used.
> >
> > Of course int can't, but neither float can. Perhaps you confuse it with
> > double?
> >
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> I'm pretty sure I'm not confusing it with double.
> http://steve.hollasch.net/cgindex/coding/ieeefloat.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754#Single-precision_32_bit
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