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Re: doubt regarding floating point arithmetic Rounding schemes/ Truncation schemes



In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
vc  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>CAN u please explain this part i dont understand
>True probabilistic (stochastic) rounding

Start by performing the operation to infinite precision.  Then
consider how to truncate it to fit in your representation.
Consider the bits that won't fit as a fixed point number in the
rage [0,1).  Add 1 to the bottom bit of the representation with
probability that number.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.



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