Semantics of roundoff error propagation in finite precision calculations

Higher-Order and Symbolic Computation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-30

  Martel, Matthieu ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Abstract interpretation; Floating point arithmetic; IEEE 754 Standard; Numerical precision

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CODING ERRORS; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; SEMANTICS; STANDARDS;

ABSTRACT INTERPRETATION; FLOATING-POINT ARITHMETIC; IEEE 754 STANDARD; NUMERICAL PRECISION;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745896800     PISSN: 13883690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10990-006-8608-2     Document Type: Article

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