ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ðeɪ ɑːɹ fɹˈiːkwəntli ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd æz ɐ pˌɛdɐɡˈɑːɡɪkəl tˈuːl ɪn kəmpjˈuːɾɚsˈaɪəns kˈoːɹsᵻz tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz ænd stɹˈʌktʃɚz ʌv flˈoʊɾɪŋpˈɔɪnt ɚɹˈɪθmətˌɪk ænd ˌaɪˌiːˌiːˈiː sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ nˈʌmbɚz.
Additionally, they are frequently encountered as a pedagogical tool in computer-science courses to demonstrate the properties and structures of floating-point arithmetic and IEEE 754 numbers.