IEEE Std 754 -2008 IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Computer Society. Revision of IEEE Std 754-1985. Approved 12 June 2008. 70 р. This standard specifies formats and methods for floating-point arithmetic in computer systems — standard and extended functions with single, double, extended, and extendable precision — and recommends formats for data interchange. Exception conditions are defined and standard handling of these conditions is specified.