Floating point numbers have a finite precision and this leads to problems, especially when you do operations that combine large and small numbers together. Indeed, ...

A floating-point format is specified by a base (b), which is either 2 (binary) or 10 (decimal), a precision (p) range, and an exponent range from emin to emax, with emin = 1 − emax for all IEEE ...

A former jail on a South Bronx barge is slated to be dismantled to make way for the planned Hunts Point Marine Terminal.