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Strategies to make sure approximate calculations stay close to accurate
Floating-point error mitigation is the minimization of errors caused by the fact that real numbers cannot, in general, be accurately represented in a
Floating-point error mitigation
Floating-point_error_mitigation
Computer approximation for real numbers
Fixed-point arithmetic Floating-point error mitigation Floating origin – a technique in 3D rendering to mitigate precision loss of floating-point formats FLOPS
Floating-point_arithmetic
Data type for storing floating-point numbers in base-10
and C++. Arbitrary-precision arithmetic Floating-point arithmetic Floating-point error mitigation "Floating-point numeric types - C# reference". 29 September
Decimal_data_type
Incorrect or inaccurate action
Errors arise from a trade-off between efficiency (space and computation time) and precision, which is limited anyway, since (using common floating-point
Error
Number of bits of information recorded for each digital audio sample
same bit depth. Rounding a large floating-point number results in a greater error than rounding a small floating-point number whereas rounding an integer
Audio_bit_depth
Computer arithmetic error
overflow. This usage is quite different from floating-point underflow, which refers to a floating-point value that is too close to 0. The behavior on
Integer_overflow
Computer vulnerability using speculative execution
Floating Point Value Injection (FPVI, CVE-2021-0089), affecting all modern x86-64 CPUs both from Intel and AMD were discovered. In order to mitigate them
Transient execution CPU vulnerability
Transient_execution_CPU_vulnerability
Variant of floating-point numbers in computers
figures Floating-point error mitigation Elias gamma (γ) code Tapered floating point (TFP) Tichy, Walter F. (April 2016). "The End of (Numeric) Error: An interview
Unum_(number_format)
Floating-point number format by Microsoft
In computing, Microsoft Binary Format (MBF) is a format for floating-point numbers which was used in Microsoft's BASIC languages, including MBASIC, GW-BASIC
Microsoft_Binary_Format
Method for division with remainder
standard binary form. The original Intel Pentium processor's infamous floating-point division bug was caused by an incorrectly coded lookup table. Pentium
Division_algorithm
First edition of the IEEE 754 floating-point standard
IEEE 754-1985 is a historic industry standard for representing floating-point numbers in computers, officially adopted in 1985 and superseded in 2008 by
IEEE_754-1985
Method for bounding the errors of numerical computations
interval computation) is a mathematical technique used to mitigate rounding and measurement errors in mathematical computation by computing function bounds
Interval_arithmetic
California bill
trained using a quantity of computing power greater than 1026 integer or floating-point operations. SB 1047 would have applied to all AI companies doing business
Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
Safe_and_Secure_Innovation_for_Frontier_Artificial_Intelligence_Models_Act
1986 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono
An Artist of the Floating World
An_Artist_of_the_Floating_World
Rendering issue in 3D modeling
is usually caused by limited sub-pixel precision, floating point and fixed point round-off errors. The more z-buffer precision one uses, the less likely
Z-fighting
Extent to which a programming language discourages type errors
prevents type errors.[vague] Type-safe languages are sometimes also called strongly or strictly typed. The behaviors classified as type errors by a given
Type_safety
Methods to reduce damage to bridges
Collisions with Bridges — The Nature of the Accidents, Their Prevention and Mitigation, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1983 AASHTO, Guide Specification
Bridge_protection_systems
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
NOR and NAND logic gates. Both use the same cell design, consisting of floating-gate MOSFETs. They differ at the circuit level, depending on whether the
Flash_memory
Methods of safely sharing general data
David; Shacham, Hovav (August 2017). "On the Effectiveness of Mitigations Against Floating-point Timing Channels". Proceedings of the 26th USENIX Conference
Differential_privacy
Failed maiden flight of Ariane 5, 1996
Ariane 5. The greater values of BH caused a data conversion from a 64-bit floating point number to a 16-bit signed integer value to overflow and cause a hardware
Ariane_flight_V88
Container for liquids or compressed gas
floating roof travelling vertically up and down along with the liquid level. This floating roof traps the vapour from low flash-point fuels. Floating
Storage_tank
instructions are floating-point arithmetic instructions that all follow a given pattern where: EVEX.W is used to specify floating-point format (0=FP32,
List of discontinued x86 instructions
List_of_discontinued_x86_instructions
General-purpose programming language
potential vulnerabilities, along with recommendations for mitigation. There are tools that can mitigate some of the drawbacks. Contemporary C compilers include
C_(programming_language)
Standards for the C programming language
60559:2011-compatible binary floating-point arithmetic ISO/IEC TS 18661-2:2015, on IEC 60559:2011-compatible decimal floating point arithmetic ISO/IEC TS 18661-3:2015
ANSI_C
Microprocessor chipset
set architecture. The R8000 is also known as the TFP, for Tremendous Floating-Point, its name during development. Development of the R8000 started in the
R8000
Canceled SPARC microprocessor
of processors. Rock aimed at higher per-thread performance, higher floating-point performance, and greater SMP scalability than the Niagara family. The
Rock_(processor)
List of x86 microprocessor instructions
Sampling works, see mitigations section. Archived on Dec 2, 2025. Linux kernel documentation, Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) mitigation Archived 2020-10-21
List_of_x86_instructions
Form of encryption that allows computation on ciphertexts
already implemented mitigations for the attacks before the article became publicly available. Further information on the mitigation strategies implemented
Homomorphic_encryption
Salt lake in Utah, United States
and density. This density causes swimming in the lake to feel similar to floating. The lake has been called "America's Dead Sea" and provides a habitat for
Great_Salt_Lake
Instrument used for navigation and orientation
These compasses generally use a liquid-damped capsule and magnetized floating compass dial with an integral optical sight, often fitted with built-in
Compass
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
second. (For comparison, if a "computation" was equivalent to one "floating-point operation" – a measure used to rate current supercomputers – then 1016
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
Power system designed to supply usable electric power from solar energy
Bagdahn J (2019). "Techno-Economic Assessment of Soiling Losses and Mitigation Strategies for Solar Power Generation". Joule. 3 (10): 2303–2321. Bibcode:2019Joule
Photovoltaic_system
Fixed-value capacitor using ceramic
chip, and the physical construction of the capacitors. Without special mitigation, NP0/C0G class 1 ceramic MLCC chips reach a typical bending strength of
Ceramic_capacitor
crisis in Gaza on children's health: Evidence and recommendations for mitigation". Global Public Health. 20 (1) ((2495326)). doi:10.1080/17441692.2025
Palestinian genocide allegations
Palestinian_genocide_allegations
Type of machine learning model
each input. Typically, LLMs are trained with single or half-precision floating point numbers (float32 and float16). One float16 has 16 bits, or 2 bytes,
Large_language_model
Algorithm to smooth data points
floating point numbers available in computer programming languages no longer remain sufficient. The insufficient precision causes the floating point truncation
Savitzky–Golay_filter
1967 oil spill off the coast of the UK
by the oil and other substances used to mitigate damage. It was the world's worst oil spill up to that point and led to significant changes in maritime
Torrey_Canyon_oil_spill
Chatbot developed by Microsoft
rather mitigated. Most users are being disoriented by the new interface and the disappearance of the Copilot button from the ribbon. The floating widget
Microsoft_Copilot
Type of nuclear fission reactor
teams up with shipbuilder for floating reactors". World Nuclear News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020. "Error" (PDF). "Specialists of JSC concern
Small_modular_reactor
How software progresses through its implementation
programming languages, only integers can be used at all or reliably. As a floating-point number is represented imprecisely due to hardware constraints, the following
Control_flow
Electro-mechanical data storage device
state the error rate to be one uncorrected bit read error in every 1016 bits read, 2018 specifications for consumer SATA hard drives state the error rate to
Hard_disk_drive
Wagering something of value on a random event
ultimate responsibility for the decision. Tan, Theresa (15 March 2015). "Floating casino draws Singaporeans who loath to pay $100 levy at home". The Straits
Gambling
Text processor used with C and C++ and other programming tools
pragmas, taking the form #pragma STDC ..., which are used to control the floating-point implementation. The alternative, macro-like form _Pragma(...) was also
C_preprocessor
Set of rules defining correctly structured programs
supports normal floating point numbers, which are created when a dot is used in a literal (e.g. 1.1), when an integer and a floating point number are used
Python_syntax_and_semantics
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
Correction of errors, or updates to the software, require new devices to be manufactured and to replace the installed device. Floating-gate ROM semiconductor
Read-only_memory
Class of numerical methods
above algorithm suffers from numerical instabilities due to floating point round-off errors. To see why, consider the first function, φ 1 ( z ) = e z −
Exponential_integrator
Extracting energy from the ocean
IPCC: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, 2011 World Energy Council, 2000 Pelc and Fujita, 2002 DiChristina, Mariette
Ocean thermal energy conversion
Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion
Architectural element for creating a draft
hydronic underfloor heating in reverse). Windcatchers can be used for mitigation of climate change as they can "reduce the building's energy consumption
Windcatcher
Methods for higher energy efficiency
Huntington, Hillard (2011). EMF 25: Energy efficiency and climate change mitigation — Executive summary report (volume 1) (PDF). Stanford, California, US:
Efficient_energy_use
Search algorithm finding the position of a target value within a sorted array
floating point comparison is possible via comparing as an integer. However, this kind of comparison forms a total order, which makes every floating-point
Binary_search
Periodicity computation method
and Carl Friedrich Gauss, the inventor of the least-squares method for error minimization. A widely known LSSA variant is the Lomb method or the Lomb–Scargle
Least-squares spectral analysis
Least-squares_spectral_analysis
General-purpose programming language
32-bit integer), float (a 32-bit IEEE floating-point number), char (a 16-bit Unicode code unit), decimal (fixed-point numbers useful for handling currency
C Sharp (programming language)
C_Sharp_(programming_language)
representation of the cumulative rounding error of an algorithm as a Taylor expansion of the local rounding errors] (PDF) (Thesis) (in Finnish). pp. 6–7.
Timeline of artificial intelligence
Timeline_of_artificial_intelligence
China by calling for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19; The floating door prop in the sea from the 1997 film Titanic, which only had room to
List of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering episodes
List_of_The_Weekly_with_Charlie_Pickering_episodes
Flat, usually circular disc that encodes binary data
error rates and conditions affecting optical discs. There are different types of error measurements, including so-called "C1", "C2" and "CU" errors on
Optical_disc
; Kolobova, Ksenia A. (13 May 2026). "Earliest evidence for invasive mitigation of dental caries by Neanderthals". PLOS ONE. 21 (5) e0347662. Bibcode:2026PLoSO
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Political movement for Scotland leaving the UK
Scotland is fiscally sustainable. The Scottish pound could run on a fixed or floating exchange rate. With control over defence and foreign policy, an independent
Scottish_independence
caused by Israeli attacks. According to the report there were significant errors in the data, with men being registered as women, adults as children, and
Misinformation in the Gaza war
Misinformation_in_the_Gaza_war
course, Northrop Grumman won't comment on the launch. "Probes Point to Northrop Grumman Errors in January Spy-Satellite Failure". Wall Street Journal. April
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
Power forecasting
these methods is that the meteorological prediction error, which is the main component of the global error, might be reduced taking into account the uncertainty
Solar_power_forecasting
Ships that were lost or scuttled along the coast
the north side of Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula due to navigational error ascribed to drift and possible chronometer error, at 34°02.219′S 18°18.478′E
Shipwrecks_of_Cape_Town
Temperature control system
thermostat operates as a "closed loop" control device, as it seeks to reduce the error between the desired and measured temperatures. Sometimes a thermostat combines
Thermostat
background. The private biometric feature vector is 4kB and contains 128 floating point numbers. In contrast, plaintext biometric security instances (including
Private_biometrics
scientific and technological advances, and human actions to measure, predict, mitigate, and adapt to the effects of global warming and climate change—during the
2020_in_climate_change
Mechanisms generating real or approximate straight line motion
gears, and reciprocating balance weights/sliders. Stiller-Smith 90° X4 2T floating cantilever crank engine (1984) with MultiFAZE eccentric gear train (1982)
Straight-line_mechanism
Converts light into current
33F. doi:10.1109/JEDS.2014.2306412. U.S. Patent 4,484,210, which was a floating-surface type buried photodioe with the similar structure of the 1975 Philips
Photodiode
results, as a reference to New York City's appointed director of rodent mitigation, referred to as the "Rat Czar"; this was removed as of August 28, 2024
List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
Gaseous fossil fuel
quickly by reducing anthropogenic methane emissions is a climate change mitigation strategy supported by the Global Methane Initiative. Growth and acceleration
Natural_gas
File format used in digital photography
open Unix-like operating systems. The software features native 32-bit floating-point processing and a plugin architecture. dcraw is a program which reads
Raw_image_format
Adverse environmental contamination
coordinated by the UN Environmental Program and other treaty bodies. Pollution mitigation is an important part of all of the Sustainable Development Goals. The
Pollution
Coolants and lubricants used in metalworking
its impact on the environment should be mitigated. Legislation and regulation specify how this mitigation should be achieved. Modern cutting fluid disposal
Cutting_fluid
Satellite launch company, 1999 to 2014
commercial payloads on specialized Zenit-3SL rockets from a former mobile/floating oil drilling rig renamed Odyssey. By 2014, it had assembled and launched
Sea_Launch
Type of advertisement
used as a marriage proposal or party invitation. Flogos (portmanteau of "floating“ and "logos“) are customizable motifs made out of a stable mass of lighter-than-air
Aerial_advertising
2021 Microsoft operating system version
2022. Retrieved November 14, 2021. Endicott, Sean (April 26, 2021). "Floating menus, rounded corners, and more coming to Windows 10 21H2". Windows Central
Windows_11
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane
2018. Hardwick, p. 13. "Section 3 Context". City of Galveston Hazard Mitigation Plan (Report). April 13, 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original on February
1900_Galveston_hurricane
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
payloads to receive another satellite. In order to prevent the satellite from floating out of the mechanism during zero-g operations, the dispenser locks the
SpaceX_Starship
Technical and technological processes for protection of the environment
addressing environmental challenges through environmental conservation and the mitigation of human impact to the environment. The term is sometimes also used to
Environmental_technology
Indian defense projects under DRDO
"Pythagoras processor" to convert cartesian to polar coordinates, ANUCO, a floating point coprocessor and several others, including the ANUPAMA 32-bit processor
Projects_of_DRDO
the message shall be interpreted with respect to its data type (i.e. floating-point data or number of bytes in case of integer data). The corresponding
CANaerospace
Largest naval battle of World War II and history
both crippled cruisers irreparable and left them moored in the harbor as floating anti-aircraft batteries. Despite its impressive strength, the U.S. Third
Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Voter not aligned with any political party
(2003-01-01). "Surfing citizens and floating voters". Information Polity. 8 (1–2). van Kessel, Stijn. "Swaying the disgruntled floating voter. The rise of populist
Independent_voter
2011 edition of the C++ programming language standard
and if 'T2' is // in floating point, otherwise use the first way. return Algorithm<is_integral<T1>::value && is_floating_point<T2>::value>::perform(
C++11
Computer storage device with no moving parts
metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit chips, using non-volatile floating-gate memory cells. Every SSD includes a controller, which manages the data
Solid-state_drive
2 MW Mudasarlova Reservoir grid-connected floating solar project which is the largest operational floating solar PV project in India. NTPC Simhadri has
Solar_power_in_India
health." Despite these health issues presented by the floating population, certain factors mitigate the health impact of internal migration in China. In
Migration_in_China
Conformance of AI to intended objectives
than 1025 floating-point operations of compute) must adopt a state-of-the-art safety and security framework and continuously assess and mitigate systemic
AI_alignment
1912 maritime disaster
were completely full, and two boats were not launched at all, instead floating off the ship and becoming a refuge for survivors in the water. Titanic
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Climate change in the US state of Washington
can be tracked and acknowledged. Analyze greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options early in decision-making, planning processes, and development
Climate_change_in_Washington
Sanction evasion in the maritime domain
international sanctions by using middle-of-the-night ship-to-ship oil transfers to floating storage ships. Then, in a complex set of inter-company transfers, the oil
Shadow_fleet
Line of CPUs produced by Intel
of registers. These enhancements would allow for twice the number of floating point operations per register due to the increased width in addition to doubling
Intel_Core
Crystalline form of carbon
in the E&MJ article on the Dixon Crucible Company is a sketch of the "floating tanks" used in the age-old process of extracting graphite. Because graphite
Graphite
List of floods in mythology
floods in the past. People and animals survived by grabbing on to pieces of floating turf. In the future, a final flood will bring back ancient Ket heroes.
List_of_flood_myths
Automatic ship station- and heading-holding systems
where ice forces can change rapidly. Current ship-borne ice detection and mitigation technologies are not yet advanced enough to predict these forces reliably
Dynamic_positioning
Any of various types of risk associated with financing
making, and implementation of risk controls, resulting in the acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of the various operational risks. ORM somewhat overlaps
Financial_risk
System allowing a device to imitate another
hardware device to debug the software of an embedded system Floating-point emulator: Some floating-point hardware only supports the simplest operations: addition
Emulator
Comparison between two programming languages
"Semantics of Floating Point Math in GCC". GNU Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2013. "Microsoft c++ compiler, /fp (Specify Floating-Point Behavior)". Microsoft
Comparison_of_Java_and_C++
2024 massacre and rescue operation in the Gaza war
cover as missiles flew in and gunfire erupted. The US denied that its Gaza floating pier (intended for the delivery of aid into Gaza) was used in the operation
Nuseirat_rescue_and_massacre
Facility where people are kept as punishment
Horrors of the prison ships: Dr. West's description of the wallabout floating dungeons, how captive patriots fared. Eagle Book Printing Department. Taylor
Prison
Virtual machine that runs Java programs
specifications. The data types can be divided into primitive types (integer and floating-point values) and reference types. long and double types, which are 64-bits
Java_virtual_machine
Regency, and the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant in West Java with a capacity of 145 MW which will become the largest Floating Solar Power Plant in Southeast
Economy_of_Indonesia
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Wanderering Noble
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Boy/Male
English American German Latin Scottish
Army commander. Army, weald power. Also can be a, meaning nobleman. Famous bearer: Australian...
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Terror.
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Terror.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, Danish, English, German, Jamaican, Latin, Scottish
To Wander; Nobleman; Leader; Earl; Wanderer
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Error-less
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Male
English
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, from a place name possibly ERROL means "to wander."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Without Error
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Terror.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Terror.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Female
Arthurian
, error for Nineve (q.v.).
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
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Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Simron of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sashidhar | ஸஷீதார
The Man who carries Sashi the Moon) - other name of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Latin
Dark; The Adriatic Sea Region; From Adria
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Indian, Muslim
Night; Happiness
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Sun
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Vukan.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Wonderful, Successful & bright
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old English wÄð ‘hunt’ + ford ‘ford’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Meaningful
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a.
Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.
n.
The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error.
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
a.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
a.
Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
a.
Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.
n.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
adv.
In a point-blank manner.
n.
Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
adv.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
adv.
In a floating manner.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
n.
To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.
n.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
n.
A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error.