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I would agree that some extra information in the documentation would be helpful, for example an explanation of Normal and Subnormal and a code example, such as :
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A code example doesn't really help or tell people anything either. The definitions given above are also not accurate. The official definition, as laid out in the IEEE 754 specification is:
This arguably doesn't really tell people much either as it requires more in depth technical information about the IEEE 754 standard and the underlying format/representation of the types. You need to understand that
There is likely some better wording that can be added here, but these are somewhat domain specific terms that largely are going to refer to other specs and definitions. The API on |
@gewarren I don't think this issue should be closed. Despite the brief title and description, the problem (unclear documentation of the member) is real. |
I agree. Especially as some kind people have provided a load of really helpful information. |
Apologies, bulk labeling mistake. |
got automatically closed again after re-open |
Type of issue
Missing information
Description
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true if value is normal; otherwise, false.
I mean that is a zero value information. That is what the name expresses. But what is meant with "Normal"
Page URL
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.numerics.inumberbase-1.isnormal?view=net-9.0#system-numerics-inumberbase-1-isnormal(-0)
Content source URL
https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-api-docs/blob/main/xml/System.Numerics/INumberBase`1.xml
Document Version Independent Id
39653173-8e6e-5387-fd3e-f36b7e1fb52e
Platform Id
90f254b1-c168-6be0-b81b-49e8928a5c12
Article author
@dotnet-bot
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