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14 | <h1>Headers Inclusion</h1> |
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15 | |
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16 | <p>The easiest way to access to the library is by including the main |
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17 | header:</p> |
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18 | <pre> |
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19 | #include <boost/numeric/interval.hpp> |
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20 | </pre> |
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21 | |
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22 | <p>This header will include almost all the other headers (except the ones |
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23 | listed as extensions). However, you may not want to access all the |
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24 | functionalities of the library. So this page stands as a reminder for the |
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25 | whole structure of the library. |
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26 | <code><boost/numeric/interval.hpp></code> is the only header to be |
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27 | located directly under <code>boost/numeric</code>; all the other headers |
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28 | are located in the subdirectory <code>boost/numeric/interval</code>. And |
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29 | each time this documentation will refer to |
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30 | <code>interval/something.hpp</code>, it is |
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31 | <code><boost/numeric/interval/something.hpp></code>.</p> |
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32 | |
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33 | <p>Please also note that all the following headers are independent and can |
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34 | easily be pre-compiled if necessary (for compilers which support |
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35 | pre-compiled headers of course).</p> |
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36 | |
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37 | <h2>Function definitions</h2> |
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38 | |
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39 | <p>The following headers contain the definition of the |
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40 | <code>interval</code> class and all the friendly functions and |
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41 | operators.</p> |
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42 | |
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43 | <h3><code>interval/interval.hpp</code></h3> |
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44 | |
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45 | <p>This header contains the definition and the declaration of the |
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46 | <code>interval</code> class. However, this class is templated and the |
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47 | default template parameters are not available by this header. In |
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48 | particular, this header does not provide the default specialization of the |
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49 | <code>interval</code> class for the floating-point types |
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50 | (<code>interval<float></code>, <code>interval<double></code> |
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51 | and <code>interval<long double></code>). So, unless you use your own |
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52 | policies, this header is not really useful on its own.</p> |
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53 | |
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54 | <h3><code>interval/utility.hpp</code></h3> |
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55 | |
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56 | <p>In this header are all the functions that do not expect any arithmetic |
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57 | property from the base number type. It only expects the bounds to be |
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58 | ordered; but it should not surprise you since it is a requirement of the |
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59 | whole library. You will find in this header the definitions of access and |
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60 | related functions: <code>lower</code>, <code>upper</code>, |
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61 | <code>checked_lower</code>, <code>checked_upper</code>, |
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62 | <code>median</code>, <code>width</code>, <code>widen</code>. There are also |
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63 | the set-like functions: <code>in,</code> <code>zero_in</code>, |
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64 | <code>empty</code>, <code>subset</code>, <code>proper_subset</code>, |
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65 | <code>overlap</code>, <code>singleton</code>, <code>equal</code>, |
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66 | <code>intersect</code>, <code>hull</code>, <code>bisect</code>. Finally, |
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67 | <code>abs</code>, <code>min</code>, and <code>max</code> are defined.</p> |
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68 | |
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69 | <h3><code>interval/arith.hpp</code></h3> |
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70 | |
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71 | <p>Here are the binary operators <code>+</code>, <code>-</code>, |
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72 | <code>*</code>, <code>/</code> and the unary operator <code>-</code>.</p> |
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73 | |
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74 | <h3><code>interval/arith2.hpp</code></h3> |
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75 | |
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76 | <p>This header defines <code>fmod</code>, <code>square</code>, |
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77 | <code>sqrt</code>, <code>pow</code>, and <code>root</code>.</p> |
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78 | |
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79 | <h3><code>interval/arith3.hpp</code></h3> |
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80 | |
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81 | <p>The third arithmetic header: it provides the functions <code>add</code>, |
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82 | <code>sub</code>, <code>mul</code>, and <code>div</code>. The type of their |
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83 | arguments is the base number type.</p> |
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84 | |
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85 | <h3><code>interval/transc.hpp</code></h3> |
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86 | |
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87 | <p>It is the last of the headers with mathematical functions; it provides |
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88 | the following functions: <code>cos</code>, <code>sin</code>, |
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89 | <code>tan</code>, <code>acos</code>, <code>asin</code>, <code>atan</code>, |
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90 | <code>cosh</code>, <code>sinh</code>, <code>tanh</code>, |
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91 | <code>acosh</code>, <code>asinh</code>, <code>atanh</code>, |
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92 | <code>exp</code>, and <code>log</code>.</p> |
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93 | |
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94 | <h2>Policies</h2> |
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95 | |
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96 | <p>The following headers define some policies. They may be needed if you |
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97 | use the default policies.</p> |
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98 | |
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99 | <h3><code>interval/rounded_arith.hpp</code></h3> |
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101 | <p>This header defines the three provided rounding policies for the |
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102 | arithmetic functions: <code>rounded_arith_std</code>, |
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103 | <code>rounded_arith_opp</code>, <code>rounded_arith_exact</code>.</p> |
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104 | |
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105 | <h3><code>interval/rounded_transc.hpp</code></h3> |
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106 | |
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107 | <p>This header defines the three provided rounding policies for the |
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108 | transcendental functions: <code>rounded_transc_std</code>, |
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109 | <code>rounded_transc_opp</code>, <code>rounded_transc_exact</code>. It is |
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110 | separated from <code>rounded_arith.hpp</code> since the transcendental part |
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111 | of the rounding policy is probably less useful than the arithmetic |
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112 | part.</p> |
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113 | |
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114 | <h3><code>interval/hw_rounding.hpp</code></h3> |
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115 | |
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116 | <p>Here are full rounding policies for the basic floating-point types. The |
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117 | policies are processor-dependent; and to allow the user code to be |
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118 | portable, they only define the common subset of the hardware available |
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119 | functions, which are the arithmetic functions of the rounding policy.</p> |
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120 | |
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121 | <h3><code>interval/checking.hpp</code></h3> |
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122 | |
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123 | <p>This header provides the predefined checking policies: |
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124 | <code>checking_base</code>, <code>checking_no_empty</code>, |
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125 | <code>checking_no_nan</code>, <code>checking_catch_nan</code>, |
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126 | <code>checking_strict</code>.</p> |
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127 | |
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128 | <h3><code>interval/policies.hpp</code></h3> |
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129 | |
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130 | <p>Here are defined the helpers for manipulating policies. It contains |
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131 | <code>policies</code> (and so is needed for using default policies), |
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132 | <code>change_rounding</code>, <code>change_checking</code>, |
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133 | <code>unprotect</code>, etc.</p> |
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135 | <h2>Comparisons</h2> |
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136 | |
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137 | <h3><code>interval/compare.hpp</code></h3> |
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138 | |
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139 | <p>This header includes all the following headers. They provide some |
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140 | predefined comparison namespaces.</p> |
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142 | <h3><code>interval/compare/certain.hpp</code></h3> |
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143 | |
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144 | <p>Here is <code>compare::certain</code>.</p> |
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145 | |
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146 | <h3><code>interval/compare/possible.hpp</code></h3> |
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147 | |
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148 | <p>And here is its friend <code>compare::possible</code>.</p> |
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149 | |
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150 | <h3><code>interval/compare/explicit.hpp</code></h3> |
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151 | |
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152 | <p>The explicit comparison functions <code>cerlt</code>, |
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153 | <code>posge</code>, etc are defined in this header.</p> |
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154 | |
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155 | <h3><code>interval/compare/lexicographic.hpp</code></h3> |
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156 | |
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157 | <p>This header provides <code>compare::lexicographic</code>.</p> |
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158 | |
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159 | <h3><code>interval/compare/set.hpp</code></h3> |
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160 | |
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161 | <p>This header provides <code>compare::set</code>.</p> |
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162 | |
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163 | <h2>Extensions</h2> |
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164 | |
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165 | <p>The following headers are not included by <code>interval.hpp</code> and |
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166 | will usually provide not always desirable capabilities.</p> |
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167 | |
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168 | <h3><code>interval/io.hpp</code></h3> |
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169 | |
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170 | <p>Here are defined basic stream operators <code><<</code> and |
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171 | <code>>></code>. They should only be used as a first approach and |
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172 | later be replaced by a customized version.</p> |
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173 | |
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174 | <h3><code>interval/limits.hpp</code></h3> |
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175 | |
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176 | <p>A specialization of <code>std::numeric_limits</code> adapted to the |
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177 | interval type.</p> |
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178 | |
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179 | <h3><code>interval/compare/tribool.hpp</code></h3> |
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180 | |
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181 | <p>This header provides a comparison namespace |
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182 | <code>compare::tribool</code> especially adapted to a tristate boolean.</p> |
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183 | |
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184 | <h3><code>interval/ext/integer.hpp</code></h3> |
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185 | |
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186 | <p>This header provides mixed operations between intervals and integers. It |
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187 | is done by converting the integer to the base number type. Because this |
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188 | comparison is not always correct (for a big <code>int</code> may not be |
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189 | exactly convertible to <code>float</code>), this header is not |
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190 | automatically included and the user should ensure that this behavior is |
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191 | compatible with what she wants to do (if it is only to multiply some |
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192 | intervals by 2, it probably is a good thing to include this header).</p> |
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193 | |
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194 | <h3><code>interval/ext/x86_fast_rounding_control.hpp</code></h3> |
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195 | |
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196 | <p>This header defines a new rounding policy allowing to workaround the |
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197 | precision problem of the x86 processors (and so speeding up the |
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198 | computations). However, it only is a partial solution and it shouldn't be |
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199 | used when there is a possibility of underflow or overflow.</p> |
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206 | <p>Revised |
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207 | <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%Y-%m-%d" startspan -->2006-12-24<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="12172" --></p> |
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208 | |
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209 | <p><i>Copyright © 2002 Guillaume Melquiond, Sylvain Pion, Hervé |
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210 | Brönnimann, Polytechnic University<br> |
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211 | Copyright © 2003-2006 Guillaume Melquiond, ENS Lyon</i></p> |
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212 | |
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213 | <p><i>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See |
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214 | accompanying file <a href="../../../../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> |
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215 | or copy at <a href= |
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