xadecimal number gives the exception flags that were raised by the
operation.
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<P>
Note that, for floating-point values, the sign and exponent are at the
most-significant end of the number.
Thus, for the first number on the first line above, the leading hexadecimal
digits <CODE>3F9</CODE> are the sign and encoded exponent of the
<NOBR>64-bit</NOBR> floating-point value, and the remaining digits are the
encoded significand.
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<P>
Exception flags are encoded with one bit per flag as follows:
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