unums (universal numbers)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf number format
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:IEEE_754_floating-point
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:The_End_of_Error:_Unum_Computing
gptkbp:hasProperty can represent NaN
can represent infinity
can represent intervals
exact arithmetic possible
self-descriptive format
variable-width format
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Type_II_unums
gptkb:Type_I_unums
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label unums (universal numbers)
gptkbp:introducedIn 2015
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_L._Gustafson
gptkbp:usedFor floating-point arithmetic
interval arithmetic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Gustafson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6