• DocumentCode
    961741
  • Title

    Comments on "On the Floating Point Representation of Complex Numbers

  • Author

    Bauer, Henry

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Computer Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    191
  • Lastpage
    191
  • Abstract
    A recent paper1 discussed an integrated notation for complex numbers. A second choice of the radix point position will increase the number of values near the origin. An argument is also made for unnormalized notation of both parts of a complex number.
  • Keywords
    Arrays; Computers; Contracts; Error analysis; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Manuals; Switches; Complex numbers; floating point; number representation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computers, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9340
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TC.1977.5009301
  • Filename
    5009301