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From: Pascal Cuoq <pascal.cuoq@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: correctly rounded sqrt
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>>=20
>> if (signexp >=3D 0x7fff) is probably a better check
>=20
> Haha, this is the second time I stupidly forget sqrt(x) is
> nonnegative... :-) Fixing it..

I apologize if this is not relevant =E2=80=94I admit I followed the discussi=
on with only half my attention=E2=80=94 but note that sqrt(-0.) is -0., so t=
he sign bit may be set in both argument and result of sqrt().
>=20

Pascal=