IEEE 754-2008
Floating-point arithmetic
- Standard No.
- IEEE 754-2008
- Release Date
- 2008
- Published By
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Status
- Replace By
- IEEE 754-2019
- Latest
- IEEE 754-2019
- Scope
- This standard specifies formats and methods for floating-point arithmetic in computer systems — standard and extended functions with single, double, extended, and extendable precision — and recommends formats for data interchange. Exception conditions are defined and standard handling of these conditions is specified.
IEEE 754-2008 history
- 1970 IEEE 754-2019 IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
- 2008 IEEE 754-2008 Floating-point arithmetic
- 1985 IEEE 754-1985 Binary floating-point arithmetic
