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ordering operations poorly so errors build up

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ordering operations poorly so errors build up has testing strategy
if a numerical application is designed to work with floating-point numbers, then make sure it works with inputs that vary widely in magnitude, including both large positive and large negative exponents
pay particular attention to the accuracy of the result when a floating point value is being repeatedly decremented or incremented by small amounts
2001-08-30 14:56:54.0
is a subtopic of 10.4 - Defects in Numerical Algorithms
is a kind of defect in a numerical algorithm
occurs when you do small operations on large floating point numbers, and excessive rounding or truncation errors build up

defect has example the absence of code to handle an exception 2001-08-30 14:55:12.0

problem has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution 2001-08-30 14:57:03.0
should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences


ordering operations poorly so errors build up
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ordering operations poorly so errors build up	has testing strategy if a numerical application is designed to work with floating-point numbers, then make sure it works with inputs that vary widely in magnitude, including both large positive and large negative exponents pay particular attention to the accuracy of the result when a floating point value is being repeatedly decremented or incremented by small amounts
	is a subtopic of 10.4 - Defects in Numerical Algorithms
	is a kind of defect in a numerical algorithm
	occurs when you do small operations on large floating point numbers, and excessive rounding or truncation errors build up
defect	has example the absence of code to handle an exception
problem	has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution
problem	should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences