This math scares me

[Neelakantan Krishnaswami]

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:44:43 -0500, Tim Peters <tim.one at home.com> wrote:
>
> The original Cray Fortran compiler supported that gimmick "in
> reverse": a compile switch caused each (binary) fp result to get
> *truncated* to N bits (a simply masking operation).  Non-experts
> loved it: via plotting results versus number of bits, unstable
> algorithms often stuck out like a broken nose.

Whoa. What an awesomely elegant hack. That goes straight into the box
of tricks that will someday make me look extremely smart. Thanks!


Neel