how to tell the word length of a real variable?

January 28, 2003, 12:54

How to determine what are the word length of a real/double-precision variable, on a 32-/64-bit machine?

Thanks,

Jiaying

January 30, 2003, 21:41

Whether a machine is 32bits or 64 bits has absolutely nothing to with the length of real/double precision numbers. 64bits means that 64bit memory pointers are allowed. 32bits limits your maximum memory space to either 2Gb or 4Gb (ie 2^32) depending on the machine. None of this affects the word length of single precision numbers.

January 28, 2003, 12:54	how to tell the word length of a real variable?	#1
Jiaying Xu Guest Posts: n/a	How to determine what are the word length of a real/double-precision variable, on a 32-/64-bit machine? Thanks, Jiaying

January 30, 2003, 21:41	Re: how to tell the word length of a real variable	#2
steve Guest Posts: n/a	Whether a machine is 32bits or 64 bits has absolutely nothing to with the length of real/double precision numbers. 64bits means that 64bit memory pointers are allowed. 32bits limits your maximum memory space to either 2Gb or 4Gb (ie 2^32) depending on the machine. None of this affects the word length of single precision numbers.

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