GNU Smalltalk Library Reference: Float

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1.80 Float

Defined in namespace Smalltalk
Superclass: Number
Category: Language-Data types: My instances represent floating point numbers that have arbitrary precision. Besides the standard numerical operations, they provide transcendental operations too. They implement IEEE-754 correctly if the hardware supports it.

• Float class-byte-order dependancies: (class)

• Float class-characterization: (class)

• Float-arithmetic: (instance)

• Float-basic: (instance)

• Float-built ins: (instance)

• Float-coercing: (instance)

• Float-coercion: (instance)

• Float-comparing: (instance)

• Float-compiler: (instance)

• Float-converting: (instance)

• Float-floating point: (instance)

• Float-misc math: (instance)

• Float-printing: (instance)

• Float-storing: (instance)

• Float-testing: (instance)

• Float-testing functionality: (instance)

• Float-transcendental operations: (instance)

• Float-truncation and round off: (instance)