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Loss of Precision

Define the absolute error as \begin{equation} |fl(a)-a|, \tag{11} \end{equation} whereas the relative error is \begin{equation} \frac{ |fl(a)-a|}{a} \le \epsilon_a. \tag{12} \end{equation}