Title :
Fast rounding in multiprecision floating-slash arithmetic
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Quantitative Methods, Nat. Inst. for Higher Educ., Dublin, Ireland
fDate :
7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A computational algorithm is described which quickly rounds large fractions into a fixed-length multiprecision floating-slash representation, using single-precision operations where possible. An easily calculated criterion for terminating the rounding process is given
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; computational algorithm; fixed-length multiprecision; multiprecision floating-slash arithmetic; rounding process; single-precision operations; Abstract algebra; Algorithm design and analysis; Arithmetic; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Cryptography; Galois fields; Notice of Violation; Shift registers; Signal processing algorithms;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
