Floating Point Numbers - Computerphile

Why it was recommended

Tom Scott's fun and simple take on Floating Points is a good video explaining why such weird errors happen

Recommendationfelipesabino · Original2015-11

What it covers

Tom Scott explains for Computerphile how floating point numbers work, why moving the binary point is fast, and why it handles money badly. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel

Computerphile

Length

9 min 16 sec

Year

2014

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