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by Mr. Kibernetik »
Dutchman wrote:Is the maximum value 2^53 or is it 2^53-1
I suppose it should read:
Any integer with an absolute value smaller than 2^53 will be represented exactly.
It was: "Any integer with an absolute value smaller than 2^52 will be represented exactly."
With 52-bit mantissa there are 53 actual bits. Also zero is a special number. That is why 2^53.