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		masklinn on Oct 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pretty.c It's the distance between 1.0 and the next representable float.

jdthedisciple on Oct 24, 2024 [–]

I got that but I am curious how to derive that number.

Is it representable as a non-trivial ratio of integers?

hmry on Oct 24, 2024 | [–]

Good question! It's 1/(2**23), because 32 bit floats have 23 bits after the decimal point

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