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minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoWhat do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·9 months agoIEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 months agoSpecifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
minus-squarehungrybread [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ones'_complement
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoWho use ones complement?
minus-squarehungrybread [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI assume no one at this point
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI think 1’s complement only existed to facilitate 2’s complement. Otherwise its stupid
What do you mean? In two’s complement, there is only one zero.
IEEE 754 floating point numbers have a signed bit at the front, causing +0 and -0 to exist.
Specifically I was referring to standard float representation which permits signed zeros. However, other comments provide some interesting examples also.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ones'_complement
Who use ones complement?
I assume no one at this point
I think 1’s complement only existed to facilitate 2’s complement. Otherwise its stupid
floats
1- 0,99999…