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Floating-point arithmetic

math Maturity 7-9

Computers use math to work.

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They can use very big numbers. They can use very small numbers too. This helps them do hard jobs. It is like magic! Can you find numbers everywhere?

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William Kahan 2008.jpg
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Float example.svg
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