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So Hopper’s 8-bit units can work with either 5 bits of exponent and two of mantissa (E5M2) when range is important or 4 bits of exponent and three of mantissa (E4M3) when precision is key.
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The more bits in the mantissa, the greater the precision of those numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
This format represents numbers using some of the bits for the exponent, some for the mantissa, and one for the sign.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The more bits in the mantissa, the greater the precision of those numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
This format represents numbers using some of the bits for the exponent, some for the mantissa, and one for the sign.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Mantissa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantissa. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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