Title :
Can you trust your computer? (digital arithmetic)
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Floating-point numbers are explained, and rounding, chopping, overflow, and underflow are discussed. The resulting errors are examined. An example is given to show the implications of roundoff in a very common type of calculation. Machine constants, error propagation and analysis, and some new ideas for computer arithmetic are considered.<>
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; error analysis; mathematics computing; roundoff errors; chopping; computer arithmetic; error analysis; error propagation; floating-point numbers; machine constants; overflow; rounding; underflow; Banking; Calculus; Computer errors; Data engineering; Differential algebraic equations; Differential equations; Digital arithmetic; Floating-point arithmetic; Humans; Traffic control;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
