Overview: Floating-point Operations

This section introduces the floating-point support in the Intel® Fortran Compiler and provides information about using floating-point operations in your applications. The section also briefly describes the IEEE* Floating-Point Standard (IEEE 754).

The following table lists some possible starting points:

If you are trying to...	Then start with...
Understand the programming trade-offs in floating-point applications	Programming Trade-offs in Floating-Point Applications
Use the -fp-model (Linux* and Mac OS* X) or /fp (Windows*) option	Using the -fp-model or /fp Option
Set the flush-to-zero (FTZ) or denormals-are-zero (DAZ) flags	Setting the FTZ and DAZ Flags
Handle floating-point exceptions	Handling Floating-Point Exceptions
Tune the performance of floating-point applications for consistency	Overview: Tuning Performance of Floating-Point Applications
Learn about the IEEE Floating-Point Standard	Overview: Understanding IEEE Floating-Point Standard