An Ontological Alternative to IEEE 754: Formalizing Mathematical Persistence in Boundary Singularities

The current computational paradigm exhibits a fundamental ontological contradiction: the attempt to manage infinite mathematical precision through the arbitrary decomposition of numbers into finite-bit registers. Under the IEEE 754 standard, this architecture introduces systematic quantization constraints, here defined as a severe mutilation of the data's intrinsic referential integrity. This paper introduces a radical hardware architecture based on the "Free Float" (Virgola Libera) paradigm, wherein numerical values are preserved as atomic, typed, and indivisible entities rather than approximated bit-strings. By implementing a native structural metadata framework of mathematical persistence, the underlying hardware ceases to iteratively "process" numbers, shifting instead toward the instantaneous "recognition" of their invariant identity. Within this systemic ecosystem, division by zero is mathematically rectified and formalized as a native hardware identity accelerator (N : 0 ≡ N), enabling the physical elimination of exception-handling units through an absolute Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Bypass. The resulting architecture establishes a "Zero-Inertia" system where data integrity acts as an invariant physical constant of the silicon substrate, accelerating computational throughput toward the physical speed of light. This framework successfully liberates digital information from volatile, transient storage constraints, restoring absolute sovereignty to the mathematical Entity.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-06-12
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20672911
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History of Computing Technologies
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An Ontological Alternative to IEEE 754: Formalizing Mathematical Persistence in Boundary Singularities

Giancarlo Luzzi
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
History of Computing Technologies
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An Ontological Alternative to IEEE 754: Formalizing Mathematical Persistence in Boundary Singularities

Giancarlo Luzzi
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Abstract

The current computational paradigm exhibits a fundamental ontological contradiction: the attempt to manage infinite mathematical precision through the arbitrary decomposition of numbers into finite-bit registers. Under the IEEE 754 standard, this architecture introduces systematic quantization constraints, here defined as a severe mutilation of the data's intrinsic referential integrity. This paper introduces a radical hardware architecture based on the "Free Float" (Virgola Libera) paradigm, wherein numerical values are preserved as atomic, typed, and indivisible entities rather than approximated bit-strings. By implementing a native structural metadata framework of mathematical persistence, the underlying hardware ceases to iteratively "process" numbers, shifting instead toward the instantaneous "recognition" of their invariant identity. Within this systemic ecosystem, division by zero is mathematically rectified and formalized as a native hardware identity accelerator (N : 0 ≡ N), enabling the physical elimination of exception-handling units through an absolute Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Bypass. The resulting architecture establishes a "Zero-Inertia" system where data integrity acts as an invariant physical constant of the silicon substrate, accelerating computational throughput toward the physical speed of light. This framework successfully liberates digital information from volatile, transient storage constraints, restoring absolute sovereignty to the mathematical Entity.

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