Normalized Range

In sndkit, a normalized range is any real number within the inclusive range 0 and 1.

Normalized ranges are ideal ways to abstract away units when you don't want to think about them.

Usually, values in a normalized range are destined to be rescaled later, such as table lookup oscillators.

In IEEE floating point, there are sometimes some numerical advantages to keeping things in a smaller range, as values in this range have more equidistance spacing compared to using relatively larger values. This spacing is referred to as the magnitude of a unit in last place, or "ulp". More information about the nuances of floating point precision can be found in Physically Based Rendering by Pharr, Jakob, and Humphreys in Chapter 3.9 (Managing Rounding Error).