[cfp-interest 3761] Re: compoundn(0,n)

Damian McGuckin damianm at esi.com.au
Mon Jan 12 15:11:52 PST 2026


On Thu, 6 Nov 2025, Fred J. Tydeman wrote:

> Is it worthwhile adding to F.10.4.2
>  compoundn(0,n) is 1 for any n

This is an IEEE 754 special case but is missing from the C standard.

I would agree with Fred that it is worthwhile adding inserted along with 
any others from "9. Recommended Operations IEEE 754" that are missing.

Comments - Damian


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