Posit

File Format
Name	Posit
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Elements of File Formats Posit
Released	~2017

Posit is a proposed floating point number format developed by John L. Gustafson, who also developed Unum. Posit is less radical than Unum.

Links

• Posithub.org: The one-stop hub for all unum and posit materials
• Beating Floating Point at its Own Game: Posit Arithmetic
• Beyond Floating Point: Next-Generation Computer Arithmetic - Presentation abstract and links
  • Video of presentation