Accurate Floating-Point Summation This paper describes an alternate method for summing a set of floating-point numbers. Comparison of the error bound for this method with that of the standard summation method shows that it is considerably less sensitive to propagation of round-off error. CACM June, 1970 Linz, P. summation, floating-point addition, round-off error, round-off propagation 5.11 CA700606 JB February 13, 1978 11:36 AM 2049 5 2049 2049 5 2049 2049 5 2049 2183 5 2049 2282 5 2049 1328 6 2049 2049 6 2049 2049 6 2049