Timeline for Which algorithm is more accurate for computing the sum of a sorted array of numbers?
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| Apr 13, 2014 at 10:29 | comment | added | Federico Poloni | @HristoIliev Thanks for the comment, I did not know this! | |
| Apr 13, 2014 at 8:49 | comment | added | Hristo Iliev | Most modern machines are 64-bit and they use either SSE or AVX units even for scalar operations. Those units do not support 80-bit arithmetic and use the same internal precision as the operation arguments. Use of the x87 FPU is generally discouraged now and most 64-bit compilers need special options to be forced to use it. | |
| Feb 23, 2014 at 19:42 | history | answered | Federico Poloni | CC BY-SA 3.0 |