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"There’s even FYL2XP1, for all those occasions when you need to compute ylog2(x+1) on the double" When would I want to do that?



“ The (ε+1) expression is commonly found in compound interest and annuity calculations. The result can be simply converted into a value in another logarithm base by including a scale factor in the ST(1) source operand.” https://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/fyl2xp1




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