From: krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org   
      
   On 5/19/24 16:28, Krishna Myneni wrote:   
   > The analog of */ for single length integers, with intermediate double   
   > length result, can be implemented for floating point arithmetic as well.   
   > The following implementation of F*/ uses the non-standard word, UD/MOD,   
   > although it might be possible to code it with UM/MOD as well. It also   
   > requires FP@ (requiring a separate fp stack in memory).   
   >   
   ...   
      
   Based on how it handles large integer arithmetic, I half-expected that   
   double-precision floating point arithmetic overflow/underflow would by   
   handled automatically by python. That appears not to be the case:   
      
   Python 3.12.3:   
    >>> 3.12e306 * 1.1e145 / 2.8e150   
   inf   
      
      
   Using F*/ in Forth:   
      
   3.12e306 1.1e145 2.8e150 f*/ fs.   
   1.22571428571429e+301  ok   
      
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