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fmul

Operation
Multiply float

fmul

Forms
fmul = 106 (0x6a)

Stack
..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description
Both value1 and value2 must be of type float. The values are popped from the operand stack. The float result is value1 * value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

The result of an fmul instruction is governed by the rules of IEEE arithmetic:


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