SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java

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Title: NUM53-J. Use the strictfp modifier for floating-point calculation consistency across platforms  
Author: Dhruv Mohindra Jan 06, 2009
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Oct 06, 2025
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (4)
    Page: NUM09-J. Do not use floating-point variables as loop counters
    Page: NUM54-J. Do not use denormalized numbers
    Page: NUM12-J. Ensure conversions of numeric types to narrower types do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
    Page: NUM13-J. Avoid loss of precision when converting primitive integers to floating-point
SEI CERT C Coding Standard (1)
    Page: FLP00-C. Understand the limitations of floating-point numbers
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    Page: Rec. 03. Numeric Types and Operations (NUM)
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (5)     Page: NUM52-J. Be aware of numeric promotion behavior
    Page: Rec. 03. Numeric Types and Operations (NUM)
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    Page: NUM54-J. Do not use denormalized numbers
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (2)     Page: VOID FLP00-CPP. Understand the limitations of floating-point numbers
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (2)     Page: FLP00-C. Understand the limitations of floating-point numbers
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