diff --git a/src/float/add.rs b/src/float/add.rs
index a4b763b..2d380c1 100644
--- a/src/float/add.rs
+++ b/src/float/add.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ macro_rules! add {
         let one = Wrapping(1 as <$ty as Float>::Int);
         let zero = Wrapping(0 as <$ty as Float>::Int);
 
-        let bits =             Wrapping(<$ty>::bits() as <$ty as Float>::Int);
-        let significand_bits = Wrapping(<$ty>::significand_bits() as <$ty as Float>::Int);
+        let bits =             Wrapping(<$ty>::BITS as <$ty as Float>::Int);
+        let significand_bits = Wrapping(<$ty>::SIGNIFICAND_BITS as <$ty as Float>::Int);
         let exponent_bits =    bits - significand_bits - one;
         let max_exponent =     (one << exponent_bits.0 as usize) - one;
 
diff --git a/src/float/conv.rs b/src/float/conv.rs
index fdd7fd8..33644ce 100644
--- a/src/float/conv.rs
+++ b/src/float/conv.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ macro_rules! int_to_float {
             return 0.0
         }
 
-        let mant_dig = <$fty>::significand_bits() + 1;
-        let exponent_bias = <$fty>::exponent_bias();
+        let mant_dig = <$fty>::SIGNIFICAND_BITS + 1;
+        let exponent_bias = <$fty>::EXPONENT_BIAS;
 
         let n = <$ity>::BITS;
         let (s, a) = i.extract_sign();
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ macro_rules! float_to_int {
         let fixint_bits = <$ity>::BITS as usize;
         let fixint_unsigned = fixint_min == 0;
 
-        let sign_bit = <$fty>::sign_mask();
-        let significand_bits = <$fty>::significand_bits() as usize;
-        let exponent_bias = <$fty>::exponent_bias() as usize;
+        let sign_bit = <$fty>::SIGN_MASK;
+        let significand_bits = <$fty>::SIGNIFICAND_BITS as usize;
+        let exponent_bias = <$fty>::EXPONENT_BIAS as usize;
         //let exponent_max = <$fty>::exponent_max() as usize;
 
         // Break a into sign, exponent, significand
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ macro_rules! float_to_int {
         // this is used to work around -1 not being available for unsigned
         let sign = if (a_rep & sign_bit) == 0 { Sign::Positive } else { Sign::Negative };
         let mut exponent = (a_abs >> significand_bits) as usize;
-        let significand = (a_abs & <$fty>::significand_mask()) | <$fty>::implicit_bit();
+        let significand = (a_abs & <$fty>::SIGNIFICAND_MASK) | <$fty>::IMPLICIT_BIT;
 
         // if < 1 or unsigned & negative
         if  exponent < exponent_bias ||
diff --git a/src/float/mod.rs b/src/float/mod.rs
index 46e3e5d..078c511 100644
--- a/src/float/mod.rs
+++ b/src/float/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use core::mem;
 
+use super::int::Int;
+
 pub mod conv;
 pub mod add;
 pub mod pow;
@@ -8,39 +10,34 @@ pub mod sub;
 /// Trait for some basic operations on floats
 pub trait Float: Sized + Copy {
     /// A uint of the same with as the float
-    type Int;
+    type Int: Int;
 
-    /// Returns the bitwidth of the float type
-    fn bits() -> u32;
+    /// The bitwidth of the float type
+    const BITS: u32;
 
-    /// Returns the bitwidth of the significand
-    fn significand_bits() -> u32;
+    /// The bitwidth of the significand
+    const SIGNIFICAND_BITS: u32;
 
-    /// Returns the bitwidth of the exponent
-    fn exponent_bits() -> u32 {
-        Self::bits() - Self::significand_bits() - 1
-    }
-    /// Returns the maximum value of the exponent
-    fn exponent_max() -> u32 {
-        (1 << Self::exponent_bits()) - 1
-    }
+    /// The bitwidth of the exponent
+    const EXPONENT_BITS: u32 = Self::BITS - Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS - 1;
 
-    /// Returns the exponent bias value
-    fn exponent_bias() -> u32 {
-        Self::exponent_max() >> 1
-    }
+    /// The maximum value of the exponent
+    const EXPONENT_MAX: u32 = (1 << Self::EXPONENT_BITS) - 1;
 
-    /// Returns a mask for the sign bit
-    fn sign_mask() -> Self::Int;
+    /// The exponent bias value
+    const EXPONENT_BIAS: u32 = Self::EXPONENT_MAX >> 1;
 
-    /// Returns a mask for the significand
-    fn significand_mask() -> Self::Int;
+    /// A mask for the sign bit
+    const SIGN_MASK: Self::Int;
 
-    // Returns the implicit bit of the float format
-    fn implicit_bit() -> Self::Int;
+    /// A mask for the significand
+    const SIGNIFICAND_MASK: Self::Int;
 
-    /// Returns a mask for the exponent
-    fn exponent_mask() -> Self::Int;
+    // The implicit bit of the float format
+    const IMPLICIT_BIT: Self::Int;
+
+    /// A mask for the exponent
+    const EXPONENT_MASK: Self::Int;
 
     /// Returns `self` transmuted to `Self::Int`
     fn repr(self) -> Self::Int;
@@ -65,24 +62,14 @@ pub trait Float: Sized + Copy {
 //        https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/1424
 impl Float for f32 {
     type Int = u32;
-    fn bits() -> u32 {
-        32
-    }
-    fn significand_bits() -> u32 {
-        23
-    }
-    fn implicit_bit() -> Self::Int {
-        1 << Self::significand_bits()
-    }
-    fn sign_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        1 << (Self::bits() - 1)
-    }
-    fn significand_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        (1 << Self::significand_bits()) - 1
-    }
-    fn exponent_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        !(Self::sign_mask() | Self::significand_mask())
-    }
+    const BITS: u32 = 32;
+    const SIGNIFICAND_BITS: u32 = 23;
+
+    const SIGN_MASK: Self::Int = 1 << (Self::BITS - 1);
+    const SIGNIFICAND_MASK: Self::Int = (1 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS) - 1;
+    const IMPLICIT_BIT: Self::Int = 1 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS;
+    const EXPONENT_MASK: Self::Int = !(Self::SIGN_MASK | Self::SIGNIFICAND_MASK);
+
     fn repr(self) -> Self::Int {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
     }
@@ -98,37 +85,26 @@ impl Float for f32 {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(a) }
     }
     fn from_parts(sign: bool, exponent: Self::Int, significand: Self::Int) -> Self {
-        Self::from_repr(((sign as Self::Int) << (Self::bits() - 1)) |
-            ((exponent << Self::significand_bits()) & Self::exponent_mask()) |
-            (significand & Self::significand_mask()))
+        Self::from_repr(((sign as Self::Int) << (Self::BITS - 1)) |
+            ((exponent << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS) & Self::EXPONENT_MASK) |
+            (significand & Self::SIGNIFICAND_MASK))
     }
     fn normalize(significand: Self::Int) -> (i32, Self::Int) {
         let shift = significand.leading_zeros()
-            .wrapping_sub((1u32 << Self::significand_bits()).leading_zeros());
+            .wrapping_sub((1u32 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS).leading_zeros());
         (1i32.wrapping_sub(shift as i32), significand << shift as Self::Int)
     }
 }
 impl Float for f64 {
     type Int = u64;
-    fn bits() -> u32 {
-        64
-    }
-    fn significand_bits() -> u32 {
-        52
-    }
-    // Returns the implicit bit of the float format
-    fn implicit_bit() -> Self::Int {
-        1 << Self::significand_bits()
-    }
-    fn sign_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        1 << (Self::bits() - 1)
-    }
-    fn significand_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        (1 << Self::significand_bits()) - 1
-    }
-    fn exponent_mask() -> Self::Int {
-        !(Self::sign_mask() | Self::significand_mask())
-    }
+    const BITS: u32 = 64;
+    const SIGNIFICAND_BITS: u32 = 52;
+
+    const SIGN_MASK: Self::Int = 1 << (Self::BITS - 1);
+    const SIGNIFICAND_MASK: Self::Int = (1 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS) - 1;
+    const IMPLICIT_BIT: Self::Int = 1 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS;
+    const EXPONENT_MASK: Self::Int = !(Self::SIGN_MASK | Self::SIGNIFICAND_MASK);
+
     fn repr(self) -> Self::Int {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
     }
@@ -144,13 +120,13 @@ impl Float for f64 {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(a) }
     }
     fn from_parts(sign: bool, exponent: Self::Int, significand: Self::Int) -> Self {
-        Self::from_repr(((sign as Self::Int) << (Self::bits() - 1)) |
-            ((exponent << Self::significand_bits()) & Self::exponent_mask()) |
-            (significand & Self::significand_mask()))
+        Self::from_repr(((sign as Self::Int) << (Self::BITS - 1)) |
+            ((exponent << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS) & Self::EXPONENT_MASK) |
+            (significand & Self::SIGNIFICAND_MASK))
     }
     fn normalize(significand: Self::Int) -> (i32, Self::Int) {
         let shift = significand.leading_zeros()
-            .wrapping_sub((1u64 << Self::significand_bits()).leading_zeros());
+            .wrapping_sub((1u64 << Self::SIGNIFICAND_BITS).leading_zeros());
         (1i32.wrapping_sub(shift as i32), significand << shift as Self::Int)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/float/sub.rs b/src/float/sub.rs
index 4fa436d..ed7dd2c 100644
--- a/src/float/sub.rs
+++ b/src/float/sub.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ use float::Float;
 intrinsics! {
     #[arm_aeabi_alias = __aeabi_fsub]
     pub extern "C" fn __subsf3(a: f32, b: f32) -> f32 {
-        a + f32::from_repr(b.repr() ^ f32::sign_mask())
+        a + f32::from_repr(b.repr() ^ f32::SIGN_MASK)
     }
 
     #[arm_aeabi_alias = __aeabi_dsub]
     pub extern "C" fn __subdf3(a: f64, b: f64) -> f64 {
-        a + f64::from_repr(b.repr() ^ f64::sign_mask())
+        a + f64::from_repr(b.repr() ^ f64::SIGN_MASK)
     }
 }