void getScaler(double value, double &scaler, double &scalerReciprocal) {
    int e = <exponent of value>;
    if (e<-1022) { scaler=2^-1022; scalerReciprocal = 2^1022; }
    } else if (e>1022) { scaler=2^1022; scalerReciprocal = 2^-1022; }
    } else { scaler=2^e; scalerReciprocal = 2^(2046-e); }
}

double frexp (double x, int* exp);