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double precisionUsing two computer words instead of one to hold a number used for calculations, thus allowing twice as large a number for more arithmetic precision. Contrast with single precision. double precision [¦dəb·əl prə′sizh·ən] (computer science) The use of two computer words to represent a double-length number. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The FPU supports both single-precision and double-precision arithmetic operations and delivers a maximum processing performance of 2. An on-chip floating-point processing unit (FPU) supports single- and double-precision arithmetic operations, achieves 2. At the Eighth International Mathematica Symposium (IMS'06) in Avignon, France, ClearSpeed demonstrated Mathematica computing double-precision general matrix-matrix multiply (DGEMM) operations at a 4. |
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