double precision
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The fastest U.S. supercomputer that is capable of doing nuclear weapons simulations called the Frontier at Oak Ridge National Laboratory breached the 1 exaflop performance based on 64 bit double precision format this year.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2022
The rules define a supercomputer as any system with 100 or more petaflops of so-called double precision computing power, or 200-plus petaflops of single precision computing power, within a 41,600 cubic feet area.
From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022
A double precision compare should be accurate to 16 digits.
From Time Magazine Archive
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