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List:       gcc
Subject:    Re: Change definition of complex::norm
From:       dewar () gnat ! com
Date:       2001-10-31 22:23:37
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<< If the scale factor in the algorithm Euclid [the above mentionned
 algorithm] is replaced by max{|a|, |b|}, the results may be less
 accurate on a hexadecimal machine.  The reason is that the number
>>

Yes, well hex machines are a numerical abomination, and this is a good
example of why :-)

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