--- a/Float.st Tue Jun 17 16:12:12 2003 +0200
+++ b/Float.st Tue Jun 17 16:35:41 2003 +0200
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@
float op longFloat -> longFloat
float op complex -> complex
- [Class Variables:]
+ Representation:
+ 64bit double precision IEE floats
+ 53 bit mantissa,
+ 11 bit exponent,
+ 15 decimal digits (approx)
+
+ Range and Precision of Storage Formats: see LimitedPrecisionReal >> documentation
[author:]
Claus Gittinger
@@ -2466,7 +2472,7 @@
!Float class methodsFor:'documentation'!
version
- ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Float.st,v 1.140 2003-06-17 14:09:24 cg Exp $'
+ ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Float.st,v 1.141 2003-06-17 14:35:09 cg Exp $'
! !
Float initialize!