@stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word
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Return an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.
The @stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word package provides a utility to extract the higher order word (most significant 32 bits) from a double-precision floating-point number (64-bit). This can be useful for low-level bit manipulation and analysis of floating-point numbers.
Extract High Word
This feature allows you to extract the high word from a given double-precision floating-point number. The high word is the most significant 32 bits of the 64-bit floating-point number.
const getHighWord = require('@stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word');
const highWord = getHighWord(3.14);
console.log(highWord); // Output will be the high word of the float64 number 3.14The bit-twiddle package provides a variety of bit manipulation utilities, including functions to extract specific bits, set bits, and perform other low-level operations. While it offers a broader range of bit manipulation functions, it does not specifically focus on extracting the high word from a float64 number like @stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word.
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Return an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.
npm install @stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word
var getHighWord = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word' );
Returns an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.
var w = getHighWord( 3.14e201 ); // => 01101001110001001000001011000011
// returns 1774486211
var floor = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-floor' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var pow = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-pow' );
var getHighWord = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-get-high-word' );
var frac;
var exp;
var w;
var x;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
frac = randu() * 10.0;
exp = -floor( randu()*324.0 );
x = frac * pow( 10.0, exp );
w = getHighWord( x );
console.log( 'x: %d. high word: %d.', x, w );
}
#include "stdlib/number/float64/base/get_high_word.h"
Extracts the unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.
#include <stdint.h>
uint32_t high;
stdlib_base_float64_get_high_word( 3.14, &high );
The function accepts the following arguments:
[in] double input value.[out] uint32_t* destination for higher order word.void stdlib_base_float64_get_high_word( const double x, uint32_t *high );
#include "stdlib/number/float64/base/get_high_word.h"
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void ) {
double x[] = { 3.14, -3.14, 0.0, 0.0/0.0 };
uint32_t high;
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
stdlib_base_float64_get_high_word( x[ i ], &high );
printf( "%lf => high: %u\n", x[ i ], high );
}
}
@stdlib/number-float64/base/get-low-word: return an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the less significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.@stdlib/number-float64/base/set-high-word: set the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
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Return an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the more significant 32 bits of a double-precision floating-point number.
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