The term floating point is derived from the fact that there is no fixed number of digits before and after the decimal point; namely, the decimal point can float. There are also representations in ...

The traditional view is that the floating-point number format is superior to the fixed-point number format when it comes to representing sound digitally. In fact, while it may be counter-intuitive, ...

Floating Points has released “Falling To Earth,” a new single. The 13-minute track is connected to Mere Mortals, the ...

Floating Points has shared a new single titled "Birth4000." The track is out via Ninja Tune and has featured in DJ sets from Four Tet, Peggy Gou, and Ben UFO among others over the summer. Check it out ...

Back in March, the electronic producer Sam Shepherd, who releases music as Floating Points, put out a new track called "Vocoder," which he followed up a couple weeks later with "Grammar." Now, a few ...

People learn in different ways, but sometimes the establishment fixates on explaining a concept in one way. If that’s not your way you might be out of luck. If you have trouble internalizing floating ...

On February 25, 1991, during the eve of the of an Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia, a Scud missile fired from Iraqi positions hit a US Army barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. A defense was available – ...