The text stated that subnormal numbers “allow a number range beyond the smallest and largest numbers given in the table above”. This pull request removes the italicized words, as subnormals extend the range only to smaller numbers.
Also, the above implies that the ranges in the table are those of normal numbers. This was the case for single precision, but the smallest double precision number quoted in the table was actually the smallest subnormal. This is also fixed in the pull request.
brazzy
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6 years ago
The text stated that subnormal numbers “allow a number range beyond the smallest and largest numbers given in the table above”. This pull request removes the italicized words, as subnormals extend the range only to smaller numbers.
Also, the above implies that the ranges in the table are those of normal numbers. This was the case for single precision, but the smallest double precision number quoted in the table was actually the smallest subnormal. This is also fixed in the pull request.