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Reciprocal retains the input exponent sign · case 03

Reciprocal retains the input exponent sign.

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Case contract

Compute the reciprocal of finite binary64 x using exponent decomposition. Signed zeros return signed infinity; overflow returns signed infinity and representable subnormal reciprocals are retained. Finite results are rendered to eleven significant decimal digits; modeled domain violations and arithmetic errors are explicit strings.

Why this case matters

An offline floating representation model isolates a reproducible arithmetic fault.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
positive ordinary"5.3333333333""0.33333333333"Failed

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