[cfp-interest 3370] Fwd: [IEEE-754 2029] Agenda meeting 10 February 2025

[Jim Thomas]

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> From: Brian Kennedy <BrianK at TargetedConvergence.Com>
> Subject: Re: [IEEE-754 2029] Agenda meeting 10 February 2025
> Date: February 9, 2025 at 10:59:03 AM MST
> To: Massimiliano Fasi <massimiliano.fasi at gmail.com>
> Cc: stds-754 at ieee.org
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>> On Feb 9, 2025, at 3:48 AM, massimiliano.fasi at gmail.com <mailto:massimiliano.fasi at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> [16:15 UTC] Motion that the following definitions in Clause 2.1:
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> In addition to that motion, I was also hoping to make the motion for two related additions to 2.1 that make sense to discuss and approve together:
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> Add a definition of term “floating-point format” to section 2.1 as follows:
> floating-point format: A set of floating-point representations and their encoding (where the encoding may be unspecified).
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> I think Vincent indicated he would second that.
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> Move the definition of “encoding” from section 3.2 to section 2.1 as follows:
> encoding: An encoding maps a representation of a floating-point datum to a bit string. An encoding might map some representations of floating-point data to more than one bit string.
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> Mantas said he would second that move.  As for the issue he raised regarding uses of “encoding” to mean “bit string”, I would recommend changing those uses from “encoding” to “bit string” rather than modifying this definition of “encoding” to mean both.
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