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@license Apache-2.0
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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-->
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# toFloat32
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> Convert a [double-precision floating-point number][ieee754] to the nearest [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754].
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<section class="usage">
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var float64ToFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number/float64/base/to-float32' );
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```
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#### float64ToFloat32( x )
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Converts a [double-precision floating-point number][ieee754] to the nearest [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754].
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```javascript
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var y = float64ToFloat32( 1.337 );
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// returns 1.3370000123977661
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="notes">
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## Notes
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- This function may be used as a polyfill for the ES2015 built-in [`Math.fround`][math-fround].
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</section>
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<!-- /.notes -->
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<section class="examples">
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## Examples
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<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
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```javascript
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var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
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var float64ToFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number/float64/base/to-float32' );
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var f64;
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var f32;
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var i;
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// Convert random double-precision floating-point numbers to the nearest single-precision floating-point number...
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for ( i = 0; i < 1000; i++ ) {
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f64 = randu() * 100.0;
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f32 = float64ToFloat32( f64 );
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console.log( 'float64: %d => float32: %d', f64, f32 );
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}
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```
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</section>
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<section class="links">
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[ieee754]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985
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[math-fround]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Math/fround
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</section>
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