Title :
A Fast Integer Binary Logarithm of Large Arguments
Author :
Maenner, Reinhard
Author_Institution :
Physical Institute, University of Heidelberg
Abstract :
Simple and fast (10¿), this new procedure requires no hardware and features a 10-6 approximation error.
Keywords :
Degradation; Dynamic range; Floating-point arithmetic; Humans; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Random access memory; Read only memory; Signal processing; Table lookup;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MM.1987.304914