diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj
index e01352e..65e37d4 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (net-4.0).csproj	
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.Test.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>TransformingReadOnlyCollection.cs</DependentUpon>
+      <DependentUpon>Variegator.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.Interfaces.cs">
diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj
index 65fc357..1cc52ce 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-phone7).csproj	
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\TransformingReadOnlyCollection.Test.cs">
       <DependentUpon>TransformingReadOnlyCollection.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.Test.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>Variegator.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.Interfaces.cs">
       <DependentUpon>WeakCollection.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj
index e2fcedb..7c6607f 100644
--- a/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj	
+++ b/Nuclex.Support (xna-4.0-xbox360).csproj	
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\TransformingReadOnlyCollection.Test.cs">
       <DependentUpon>TransformingReadOnlyCollection.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Source\Collections\Variegator.Test.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>Variegator.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Source\Collections\WeakCollection.Interfaces.cs">
       <DependentUpon>WeakCollection.cs</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/Source/Collections/Variegator.Test.cs b/Source/Collections/Variegator.Test.cs
index 7f0086e..a28b3e7 100644
--- a/Source/Collections/Variegator.Test.cs
+++ b/Source/Collections/Variegator.Test.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Collections {
 
   /// <summary>Unit Test for the Variegator multi dictionary</summary>
   [TestFixture]
-  public class VariegatorTest {
+  internal class VariegatorTest {
 
     /// <summary>
     ///   Tests whether the default constructor of the reverse comparer works
diff --git a/Source/Collections/Variegator.cs b/Source/Collections/Variegator.cs
index 4e03563..d2397c7 100644
--- a/Source/Collections/Variegator.cs
+++ b/Source/Collections/Variegator.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ License along with this library
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace Nuclex.Support.Collections {
 
diff --git a/Source/FloatHelper.Test.cs b/Source/FloatHelper.Test.cs
index 82d0bb4..accf4d4 100644
--- a/Source/FloatHelper.Test.cs
+++ b/Source/FloatHelper.Test.cs
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
   /// <summary>Unit Test for the FloatHelper class</summary>
   [TestFixture]
-  internal class FloatHelperTest {
+  public class FloatHelperTest {
 
     /// <summary>Tests the floating point value comparison helper</summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestFloatComparison() {
+    public void UlpDistancesOnFloatsCompareAsEqual() {
       Assert.IsTrue(
         FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(0.00000001f, 0.0000000100000008f, 1),
         "Minimal difference between very small floating point numbers is considered equal"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
     /// <summary>Tests the double precision floating point value comparison helper</summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestDoubleComparison() {
+    public void UlpDistancesOnDoublesCompareAsEqual() {
       Assert.IsTrue(
         FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(0.00000001, 0.000000010000000000000002, 1),
         "Minimal difference between very small double precision floating point " +
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
     /// <summary>Tests the integer reinterpretation functions</summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestIntegerReinterpretation() {
+    public void IntegersCanBeReinterpretedAsFloats() {
       Assert.AreEqual(
         12345.0f,
         FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsFloat(FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsInt(12345.0f)),
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
     /// <summary>Tests the long reinterpretation functions</summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestLongReinterpretation() {
+    public void LongsCanBeReinterpretedAsDoubles() {
       Assert.AreEqual(
         12345.67890,
         FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsDouble(FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsLong(12345.67890)),
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
     /// <summary>Tests the floating point reinterpretation functions</summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestFloatReinterpretation() {
+    public void FloatsCanBeReinterpretedAsIntegers() {
       Assert.AreEqual(
         12345,
         FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsInt(FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsFloat(12345)),
@@ -109,12 +109,33 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
       );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Verifies that the IsZero() method can distinguish zero from very small values
+    /// </summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanDetermineIfFloatIsZero() {
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.IsZero(FloatHelper.PositiveZeroFloat));
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.IsZero(FloatHelper.NegativeZeroFloat));
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.IsZero(1.401298E-45f));
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.IsZero(-1.401298E-45f));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Verifies that the IsZero() method can distinguish zero from very small values
+    /// </summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void CanDetermineIfDoubleIsZero() {
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.IsZero(FloatHelper.PositiveZeroDouble));
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.IsZero(FloatHelper.NegativeZeroDouble));
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.IsZero(4.94065645841247E-324));
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.IsZero(-4.94065645841247E-324));
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///   Tests the double prevision floating point reinterpretation functions
     /// </summary>
     [Test]
-    public void TestDoubleReinterpretation() {
+    public void DoublesCanBeReinterpretedAsLongs() {
       Assert.AreEqual(
         1234567890,
         FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsLong(FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsDouble(1234567890)),
@@ -122,6 +143,26 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
       );
     }
 
+    // http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2012/02/22/comparing-floating-point-numbers-2012-edition/
+    // Make both positive
+    // If both are negative -> fine
+    // If both are positive -> fine
+    // If different -> Measure both distances to zero in ulps and sum them
+    public void NegativeZeroEqualsPositiveZero() {
+      float zero = 0.0f;
+      float zeroPlusOneUlp = FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsFloat(
+        FloatHelper.ReinterpretAsInt(zero) + 1
+      );
+      float zeroMinusOneUlp = -zeroPlusOneUlp;
+
+      bool test = FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(zeroMinusOneUlp, zeroPlusOneUlp, 1);
+
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(zero, zeroPlusOneUlp, 0));
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(zero, zeroPlusOneUlp, 1));
+      Assert.IsFalse(FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(zero, zeroMinusOneUlp, 0));
+      Assert.IsTrue(FloatHelper.AreAlmostEqual(zero, zeroMinusOneUlp, 1));
+    }
+
   }
 
 } // namespace Nuclex.Support
diff --git a/Source/FloatHelper.cs b/Source/FloatHelper.cs
index ce4636a..0833753 100644
--- a/Source/FloatHelper.cs
+++ b/Source/FloatHelper.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,40 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support {
 
     #endregion // struct DoubleLongUnion
 
+    /// <summary>A floating point value that holds a positive zero</summary>
+    public const float PositiveZeroFloat = +0.0f;
+
+    /// <summary>A floating point value that holds a negative zero</summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    ///   Negative zeros have a special representation in IEEE 752 floating point math
+    /// </remarks>
+    public const float NegativeZeroFloat = -0.0f;
+
+    /// <summary>A double precision floating point value that holds a positive zero</summary>
+    public const double PositiveZeroDouble = +0.0;
+
+    /// <summary>A doublep precision floating point value that holds a negative zero</summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    ///   Negative zeros have a special representation in IEEE 752 floating point math
+    /// </remarks>
+    public const double NegativeZeroDouble = -0.0;
+
+    /// <summary>Checks whether the floating point value is exactly zero</summary>
+    /// <param name="value">Value that will be checked for being zero</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the value is zero, false otherwise</returns>
+    public static bool IsZero(float value) {
+      return (value == PositiveZeroFloat) || (value == NegativeZeroFloat);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Checks whether the double precision floating point value is exactly zero
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">Value that will be checked for being zero</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the value is zero, false otherwise</returns>
+    public static bool IsZero(double value) {
+      return (value == PositiveZeroDouble) || (value == NegativeZeroDouble);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Compares two floating point values for equality</summary>
     /// <param name="left">First floating point value to be compared</param>
     /// <param name="right">Second floating point value t be compared</param>