Algorithms To Reveal Properties of Floating-Point Arithmetic Two algorithms are presented in the form of Fortran subroutines. Each subroutine computes the radix and number of digits of the floating-point numbers and whether rounding or chopping is done by the machine on which it is run. The methods are shown to work on any "reasonable" floating-point computer. CACM November, 1972 Malcolm, M. A. floating-point arithmetic, high-level languages, philosophy of language design 4.9 5.19 CA721102 JB January 27, 1978 2:39 PM 2267 5 2267 2267 5 2267 2267 5 2267 2647 5 2267 2792 5 2267 2267 6 2267 2267 6 2267 2647 6 2267