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Aug 27, 2021 · Fundamentals

The Legendary Intel FDIV Bug: How a Hidden Flaw Shook the Computing World

The 1994 Intel Pentium FDIV floating‑point bug, caused by a handful of zero entries in a 2048‑entry lookup table, remained hidden for years until a mathematician spotted anomalies, prompting a worldwide collaborative effort that ultimately produced a clever scaling fix and massive media attention.