第一个例子:对一个浮点数加N次,结果未必等于N倍的该数
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
cout << fixed;
float result = 0.0;
for(int loop_time = 1; loop_time < 1000000000; loop_time *= 10) {
for (int i = 0; i < loop_time; i++) {
result += 81.f;
}
std::cout << "loop time: " << loop_time << "\tresult: " << result << std::endl;
result = 0.0;
}
return 0;
}
运行结果:
第二个例子:浮点未必满足结合律
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
void add(float a, float b, float c, char *str) {
float sum = 0.0;
sum = a + c + b;
printf("%s%f\n", str, sum);
sum = a + b + c;
printf("%s%f\n\n", str, sum);
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
add(1.0, 6.66, -1.0, "e0: ");
add(10.0, 6.66, -10.0, "e1: ");
add(100.0, 6.66, -100.0, "e2: ");
add(1000.0, 6.66, -1000.0, "e3: ");
add(10000.0, 6.66, -10000.0, "e4: ");
add(100000.0, 6.66, -100000.0, "e5: ");
add(1000000.0, 6.66, -1000000.0, "e6: ");
add(10000000.0, 6.66, -10000000.0, "e7: ");
add(100000000.0, 6.66, -100000000.0, "e8: ");
return 0;
}
运行结果: