• DocumentCode
    3344845
  • Title

    Analyzed binary computing

  • Author

    Metropolis, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Sci. Lab., Univ. of California, Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    15-16 May 1972
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    A single format for the representation of numbers in a computer is proposed to accommodate both exact and inexact quantities. A consistent set of rules is described for addition, multiplication and division of such quantities, both within their separate types, as well as in combination. Error correlation aside, the propagation of inherent errors is monitored in operations with at least one imprecise input. As a simple application, extension of the Forsythe algorithm for finding the roots of a quadratic equation is discussed.
  • Keywords
    digital arithmetic; Forsythe algorithm; addition; analyzed binary computing; division; exact quantities; inexact quantities; multiplication; quadratic equation roots; Computers; Lead; Monitoring;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Arithmetic (ARITH), 1972 IEEE 2nd Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARITH.1972.6153912
  • Filename
    6153912
    • Link To Document
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