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  1. Summary
  2. Disasters Caused by Floating Point Round-off
    1. Patriot Missile System
    2. Ariane 5 Rocket
  3. Mathematics and Computer Science
  4. Videos
  5. Interactive Demonstrations
  6. Alternatives and Fixes
  7. Further Resources

IEEE 754 Floating Point Errors

The IEEE 754 floating point specification has some pointy corners that should be well understood before applying it to any mission or life-critical software or systems.

Summary

Disasters Caused by Floating Point Round-off

Patriot Missile System

Ariane 5 Rocket

Mathematics and Computer Science

Videos

Interactive Demonstrations

Alternatives and Fixes

Further Resources