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1This directory was an experiment to use floating-point operations to implement
2the math library when a processor had a floating-point instruction set.  The
3experiment was a failure in that some of the algorithms chosen (e.g. recursive
4algorithms for sin/cos, etc..) are too simple and do not provide proper accuracy
5nor handle very large or very small inputs adequately.
6
7The code is considered moth-balled.  The stable math library routines can be
8found in libm/math and the configuration option to use this has been removed.
9
10If you wish to experiment with the concept, please feel free and report back if
11you have major improvements.
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