complex_float8_e5m2fnuz data type

Defines a complex number data type where the real and imaginary components are represented by the float8_e5m2fnuz data type.

Data type name

The data type is specified as "complex_float8_e5m2fnuz".

Configuration

None.

Fill value representation

The fill value is specified in the same way as the core complex number data data types: https://zarr-specs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/v3/core/v3.0.html#fill-value

Codec compatibility

bytes

Encoded as 2 consecutive (real component followed by imaginary component) 1-byte values, each encoded as specified by the float8_e5m2fnuz data type. The "endian" parameter has no effect.

Current maintainers

• Jeremy Maitin-Shepard (@jbms), Google