https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr/videos/watch/4c0fae0f-19ae-4a94-9c19-0029571d33c2 Computers need to store real-numbered values, but how do they do it? There are multiple choices for how we could represent real-numbered values, but the floating-point representation standardized in IEEE 754 is the most common choice. Here, we explore how that representation works, the difference between single- and double-precision values, and what the tradeoffs are. Spanning Tree is an educational video series about computer science and mathematics. See more at https://spanningtree.me To be notified when a new video is released, sign up for the Spanning Tree mailing list at https://spanningtree.substack.com/ You can support the Spanning Tree channel at https://ko-fi.com/spanningtree Spanning Tree is created by Brian Yu. https://brianyu.me/ Email me at brian@spanningtree.me to suggest a future topic. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:12:28 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr/videos/watch/4c0fae0f-19ae-4a94-9c19-0029571d33c2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube-sciences-technologies.apps.education.fr/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.