On 06/04/2018 09:44 PM, Steve Ellcey wrote: > 0.0 is a normal (as opposed to a denormalized) number isn't > it? Or is zero special?
In addition to the other answers, yes, zero is special. Normal numbers in IEEE-754 have an implicit leading 1 bit. Zero is a case of a denormal number. -- Andrew Haley Java Platform Lead Engineer Red Hat UK Ltd. <https://www.redhat.com> EAC8 43EB D3EF DB98 CC77 2FAD A5CD 6035 332F A671
