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more precise text about precision and rounding mode

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Michael Hemmer 2008-12-10 12:47:02 +00:00
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Modular_arithmetic/doc_tex/Modular_arithmetic/main.tex
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@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ Please note that the implementation of class \ccc{CGAL::Residue} requires a mant
precision according to the IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754).
However, on some processors the traditional FPU uses an extended precision. Hence, it
is indispensable that the proper mantissa length is enforced before performing
any arithmetic operations. For instance you may use \ccc{CGAL::Protect_FPU_rounding} with
\ccc{CGAL_FE_TONEAREST}, which enforces the required precision as a side effect.
any arithmetic operations. Moreover, it is required that numbers are rounded to the
next nearest value. This can be ensured using \ccc{CGAL::Protect_FPU_rounding} with
\ccc{CGAL_FE_TONEAREST}, which also enforces the required precision as a side effect.
\begin{ccAdvanced}
In case the flag \ccc{CGAL_HAS_THREADS}
@ -67,5 +68,4 @@ The class \ccc{CGAL::Residue} is based on the C-code of Sylvain Pion et. al.
as it was presented in \cite{bepp-sdrns-99}.
The remaining part of the package is the result of the integration process
of the NumeriX library of EXACUS \cite{beh+-eeeafcs-05} into CGAL.
of the NumeriX library of EXACUS \cite{beh+-eeeafcs-05} into CGAL.

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Modular_arithmetic/doc_tex/Modular_arithmetic_ref/Residue.tex
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@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ old prime and can be reused after restoring the old prime.
Since the type is based on double
arithmetic the prime is restricted to values less than $2^{26}$.
The initial value of $p$ is 67111067.
Please note that the implementation of class \ccc{CGAL::Residue} requires a mantissa
precision according to the IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754).
However, on some processors the traditional FPU uses an extended precision. Hence, it
is indispensable that the proper mantissa length is enforced before performing
any arithmetic operations. For instance you may use \ccc{CGAL::Protect_FPU_rounding} with
\ccc{CGAL_FE_TONEAREST}, which enforces the required precision as a side effect.
any arithmetic operations. Moreover, it is required that numbers are rounded to the
next nearest value. This can be ensured using \ccc{CGAL::Protect_FPU_rounding} with
\ccc{CGAL_FE_TONEAREST}, which also enforces the required precision as a side effect.
In case the flag \ccc{CGAL_HAS_THREADS}
is undefined the prime is just stored in a static member