Representable number
Representable numbers are numbers capable of being represented exactly in a given binary number format.[1] The format could can either be an integer or floating point numbers. Representable numbers are often visually depicted on a number line.
Integer examples
The integers 0 through 7 are representable in a 3 binary digit code in the usual binary number format. All other integers are not representable by in this format.
Floating point examples
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References
- ^ Kirk, David B.; Wen-mei Hwu (2010). Programming massively parallel processors : a hands-on approach. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-12-381472-2. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
The representable numbers of a number format are the numbers that can be exactly represented in the format
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