BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0 ID:: STAN//CS-TR-71-211 ENTRY:: November 01, 1995 ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science TITLE:: Algorithms to reveal properties of floating-point arithmetic TYPE:: Technical Report AUTHOR:: Malcolm, Michael A. DATE:: March 1971 PAGES:: 10 ABSTRACT:: Two algorithms are presented in the form of Fortran subroutines. Each subroutine computes the radix and number of digits of the floating-point numbers and whether rounding or chopping is done by the machine on which it is run. The methods are shown to work on any "reasonable" floating-point computer. NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19951101] END:: STAN//CS-TR-71-211