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Clarify f16 maths - closes #204

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//
// Zig has support for IEEE-754 floating-point numbers in these
// specific sizes: f16, f32, f64, f80, and f128. Floating point
// literals may be written in scientific notation:
// literals may be written in the same ways as integers but also
// in scientific notation:
//
// const a1: f32 = 1200.0; // 1,200
// const a2: f32 = 1.2e+3; // 1,200
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// operations with numeric literals, ensure the types match. Zig
// does not perform unsafe type coercions behind your back:
//
// var foo: f16 = 13.5 * 5; // ERROR!
// fn foo(bar: u16) f16 { return 13.5 * bar; } // ERROR!
// var foo: f16 = 13.5 * @as(u8, 5); // ERROR!
// var foo: f16 = 13.5 * 5; // This is a safe compile-time
// // conversion, so no problem!
// var foo: f16 = 13.5 * 5.0; // No problem, both are floats
//
// Please fix the two float problems with this program and