#DOCUMENTATION by cg
authorClaus Gittinger <cg@exept.de>
Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:04:06 +0200
changeset 24266 e7a43fdfc447
parent 24265 2bc155f7d89b
child 24267 3055b5e1373f
#DOCUMENTATION by cg class: Float class comment/format in: #precision
Float.st
--- a/Float.st	Thu Jun 06 18:03:56 2019 +0200
+++ b/Float.st	Thu Jun 06 18:04:06 2019 +0200
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
 !
 
 precision
-    "answer the precision of a Float (in bits)
+    "answer the precision (the number of bits in the mantissa) of a Float (in bits)
      This is an IEEE double, where only the fraction from the normalized mantissa is stored
      and so there is a hidden bit and the mantissa is actually represented
      by 53 binary digits (although only 52 are needed in the binary representation)"
@@ -946,6 +946,8 @@
      self numBitsInMantissa + 1
      self precision
     "
+
+    "Modified (comment): / 06-06-2019 / 13:23:58 / Claus Gittinger"
 !
 
 radix