0.00001233862713
0.00001233862804
0.00001233862895
0.00001233862986
!
1.000000000
1.000000119
1.000000238
1.000000358
!
1.996093750
1.996093869
1.996093988
1.996094108
!
636.0312500
636.0313110
636.0313720
636.0314331
!
217063424.0
217063440.0
217063456.0
217063472.0
spacing = 0.00000000000091
(1 part in 13 million)
spacing = 0.000000119
(1 part in 8 million)
spacing = 0.000000119
(1 part in 17 million)
spacing = 0.0000610
(1 part in 10 million)
spacing = 16.0
(1 part in 14 million)
FIGURE 4-3
Examples of the spacing between single
precision floating point numbers. The
spacing between adjacent numbers is
always between about 1 part in 8 million
and 1 part in 17 million of the value of the
number.