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More floating point alternatives

53 points · 51 comments · vismit2000

  1. klodolph · · focus · HN ↗
    Worth mentioning is storing the logarithm of the number.

    Seen it used in a couple places. Logarithmic depth buffer is one. Yamaha DX7 is another.

    1. Archit3ch · · focus · HN ↗
      You can also use this in analog hardware! :D

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Translinear_circuit" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Translinear_circuit

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