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<h4 class="subsection">9.1.4 Floating Point</h4>
<p><a name="index-floating-point_002c-Alpha-_0028_0040sc_007bieee_007d_0029-529"></a><a name="index-Alpha-floating-point-_0028_0040sc_007bieee_007d_0029-530"></a>The Alpha family uses both <span class="sc">ieee</span> and VAX floating-point numbers.
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