[J3] Problem with IEEE_ARITHMETIC examples

[Steidel, Jon L]

The examples in 17.11 for IEEE_MAX_NUM, IEEE_MIN_NUM, IEEE_QUIET_EQ, IEEE_QUIET_GE, IEEE_QUIET_GT, IEEE_QUIET_LE, IEEE_QUIET_LT, IEEE_QUIET_NE, IEEE_SIGNALING_EQ, IEEE_SIGNALING_GE, IEEE_SIGNALING_GT, IEEE_SIGNALING_LE, IEEE_SIGNALING_LT, and IEEE_SIGNALING_NE are all flawed.  The examples all contain a call to IEEE_VALUE (IEEE_INVALID).  The definition of IEEE_VALUE has two arguments, IEEE_VALUE (X, CLASS); X is not OPTIONAL.  The simple fix would be to change IEEE_VALUE (IEEE_INVALID) to IEEE_VALUE (0.0, IEEE_INVALID) in all 14 places.

There is also a problem in the Introduction, page xiii,  p2 halfway thru the bullet "Data usage and computation".  "The standard intrinsic operations . . .; the = and /= operations ..." should be "The standard intrinsic operations . . .; the == and /= operations . . ."

I am not sure if these can be editorial changes, or if they require an interpretation.  I can prepare a paper for the next meeting either way.  Please advise as to the proper way proceed.

-jon
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