J3/04-307

Date:      5 May 2004
To:        J3
From:      EDIT, John Reid
Subject:   Draft response to 04-283
Reference: 97-007r2

Replace the Answers and Edits sections of 04-283 by

ANSWER:

The answer to question 1 is yes, since each valid real kind type parameter value
characterizes a representation method for an approximation method (4.3.1.2).

Clause 1.4 says
   'This standard does not specify ...
   (6) The physical properties of the representation of quantities and the
   method of rounding, approximating, or computing numeric values on a
   particular processor,
   ...'
The processor is therefore free to use different precision for intermediate real
calculations, which answers all the other questions.

EDITS: None.