[Cfp-interest 2125] Re: AI about updating definition of normalized

[Fred J. Tydeman]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:12:41 -0700 Jim Thomas wrote:

>> Instead of "all x with f1 > 0", how about
>> "all x that are model numbers with f1 > 0"
>
>The preceding sentence is:
>
>For each floating-point type, a floating-point number (x) is defined by the following model:
>
>       x = 
>
>Doesn't that make it clear what x is? Note that there are other references to "x" further on in the paragraph. Also, saying 
>"all x that are model numbers" might suggest there are some x =  that are not model numbers. (I suppose "all model 
>numbers x" might avoid that misunderstanding, but think it's clear as is.).

I missed the connection of the 'x' in paragraph 4 is the same x in paragraph 3.


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