<ul><li>Approximating floating point multiplication with integer addition can be a good enough alternative.</li><li>The method involves adding the floating point inputs as integer values and adjusting the exponent.</li><li>There are concerns regarding under- and overflow as well as specific floating point inputs.</li><li>The integer approach has around 7.5% accuracy and may be more efficient in some cases, but the benefits for vector processors like GPUs are uncertain.</li></ul>

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