when performing math operations on float16 Numpy numbers, the result is also in float16 type number. My question is how exactly the result is computed? Say Im multiplying/adding two float16 numbers, does python generate the result in float32 and then truncate/round the result to float16? Or does the calculation performed in '16bit multiplexer/adder hardware' all the way? another question - is there a float8 type? I couldnt find this one... if not, then why? Thank-you all! Continue reading...
