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Reliable Computing with GNU MPFR

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This article presents a few applications where reliable computations are obtained using the GNU MPFR library.

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  • reliable computing
  • correct rounding
  • IEEE 754
  • GNU MPFR

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Zimmermann, P. (2010). Reliable Computing with GNU MPFR. In: Fukuda, K., Hoeven, J.v.d., Joswig, M., Takayama, N. (eds) Mathematical Software – ICMS 2010. ICMS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6327. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15582-6_8

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