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| Module: | Prelude |
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| Function: | decodeFloat |
| Type: | RealFloat a => a -> (Integer,Int) |
| Class: | RealFloat |
| Description: | The function decodeFloat applied to a real floating-point number returns the significand expressed as an Integer and an appropriately scaled exponent (an Int). |
| Related: | encodeFloat, exponent, significand |
Input: decodeFloat 12.12
Output: (12708741,-20)
Input: decodeFloat 1
Output: (8388608,-23)