Systems and efficient execution · MLD-0435
Float32
A 32-bit floating-point representation commonly used for numerical computation and model state.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Keep sensitive accumulations in single precision.
Original caveat
Floating-point arithmetic is approximate even at this precision.
Context and aliases
Level: Advanced. Stages: Training · Inference · Deployment.
Tags: DL · LLM · SLM · Systems.
Aliases: FP32 · Single precision.
Related concepts
Original references
- PyTorch Fully Sharded Data Parallel ↗ · Consulted
- PyTorch documentation ↗ · Reference link
- vLLM documentation ↗ · Consulted
- Original reference URL ↗