Why is there an implied (or hidden) bit in IEEE floating point format? What is the purpose of it? It is mentioned in passing on Wikipedia.
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Why is there an implied (or hidden) bit in IEEE floating point format? What is the purpose of it? It is mentioned in passing on Wikipedia.
From (Complete) Tutorial to Understand IEEE Floating-Point Errors:
It basically allows for higher precision.