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Programming Massively Parallel Processors, 3rd Edition
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Programming Massively Parallel Processors, 3rd Edition

by David B. Kirk, Wen-mei W. Hwu
November 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
18h 22m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
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Chapter 6

Numerical considerations

Abstract

This chapter gives an overview of the floating-point numerical considerations in parallel programming. It introduces the concept of precision, which is determined by the format of the representation. It further introduces accuracy, which is determined by the hardware and software implementation of arithmetic operations. This is followed by some important CUDA features that can affect the speed and accuracy of an application. It then explains why parallel execution can result in different results than sequential execution. It also explains why sorting is used when it is critical to have very accurate results. Finally, it uses pivoting in the Gaussian Elimination method to illustrate the challenges for ...

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ISBN: 9780128119877