Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 19:00:50 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: numerics@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 237800] pow(3) returns inaccurate results Message-ID: <bug-237800-18636-7r5dI1y9DC@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-237800-18636@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-237800-18636@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D237800 sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |sgk@troutmask.apl.washingto | |n.edu --- Comment #2 from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu --- troutmask:kargl[219] ./testd -a 10 29 libm =3D 1.0000000000000001e+29, /* 0x45f431e0, 0xfae6d722 */ mpfr =3D 9.9999999999999991e+28, /* 0x45f431e0, 0xfae6d721 */ ulp =3D 0.51303 A 1/2 ULP error is certainly not a bad result given the nuances of floating point arithmetic. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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