CA991750A - Apparatus for utilizing a three-field word to represent a floating point number - Google Patents

Apparatus for utilizing a three-field word to represent a floating point number

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Publication number
CA991750A
CA991750A CA125,508A CA125508A CA991750A CA 991750 A CA991750 A CA 991750A CA 125508 A CA125508 A CA 125508A CA 991750 A CA991750 A CA 991750A
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Prior art keywords
utilizing
represent
floating point
point number
field word
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Expired
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CA125,508A
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CA125508S (en
Inventor
Robert Morris
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Priority to CA195,019A priority Critical patent/CA984972A/en
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Publication of CA991750A publication Critical patent/CA991750A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F7/00—Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
    • G06F7/38—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation
    • G06F7/48—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation using non-contact-making devices, e.g. tube, solid state device; using unspecified devices
    • G06F7/483—Computations with numbers represented by a non-linear combination of denominational numbers, e.g. rational numbers, logarithmic number system or floating-point numbers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F7/00—Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
    • G06F7/38—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation
    • G06F7/48—Methods or arrangements for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation using non-contact-making devices, e.g. tube, solid state device; using unspecified devices
    • G06F7/499—Denomination or exception handling, e.g. rounding or overflow
    • G06F7/49942—Significance control

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computational Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computing Systems (AREA)
  • Mathematical Analysis (AREA)
  • Mathematical Optimization (AREA)
  • Pure & Applied Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Complex Calculations (AREA)
CA125,508A 1971-03-19 1971-10-19 Apparatus for utilizing a three-field word to represent a floating point number Expired CA991750A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA195,019A CA984972A (en) 1971-03-19 1974-03-14 Apparatus and method for utilizing a three-field word to represent a floating point number

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12601671A 1971-03-19 1971-03-19

Publications (1)

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CA991750A true CA991750A (en) 1976-06-22

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Country Status (9)

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US (1) US3742198A (fr)
JP (1) JPS5221860B1 (fr)
BE (1) BE780699A (fr)
CA (1) CA991750A (fr)
DE (1) DE2212967C3 (fr)
FR (1) FR2129777A5 (fr)
GB (1) GB1375250A (fr)
IT (1) IT952219B (fr)
NL (1) NL163643C (fr)

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US3930232A (en) * 1973-11-23 1975-12-30 Raytheon Co Format insensitive digital computer
US3924111A (en) * 1974-09-25 1975-12-02 Charles R Farris Electronic calculators for navigational purposes
US4038538A (en) * 1975-08-18 1977-07-26 Burroughs Corporation Integer and floating point to binary converter
JPS5597426U (fr) * 1978-12-23 1980-07-07
US4608554A (en) * 1982-09-14 1986-08-26 Mobil Oil Corporation Asynchronous parallel fixed point converter
US4617641A (en) * 1983-10-19 1986-10-14 Hitachi, Ltd. Operation unit for floating point data having a variable length exponent part
US4603323A (en) * 1984-05-25 1986-07-29 International Business Machines Corporation Method for extending the exponent range of an IBM 370-type floating point processor
JPS61123928A (ja) * 1984-09-05 1986-06-11 Hitachi Ltd 浮動小数点データ処理装置
US4847802A (en) * 1986-06-12 1989-07-11 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Method and apparatus for identifying the precision of an operand in a multiprecision floating-point processor
FR2613155B1 (fr) * 1987-03-27 1989-06-23 Cit Alcatel Procede de codage de nombres sous forme binaire et dispositif pour sa mise en oeuvre
JPH0284122A (ja) * 1988-03-03 1990-03-26 Hideki Kikuchi たもの保持具
US20070260665A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2007-11-08 Chengpu Wang Method of Specifying and Tracking Precision in Floating-point Calculation
US8412760B2 (en) * 2008-07-22 2013-04-02 International Business Machines Corporation Dynamic range adjusting floating point execution unit

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US3056550A (en) * 1960-01-18 1962-10-02 Bendix Corp Variable-exponent computers
US3434114A (en) * 1966-09-23 1969-03-18 Ibm Variable floating point precision
US3496550A (en) * 1967-02-27 1970-02-17 Burroughs Corp Digital processor with variable field length operands using a first and second memory stack
US3539790A (en) * 1967-07-03 1970-11-10 Burroughs Corp Character oriented data processor with floating decimal point multiplication
US3569685A (en) * 1968-07-11 1971-03-09 Fairchild Camera Instr Co Precision controlled arithmetic processing system

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US3742198A (en) 1973-06-26
NL163643B (nl) 1980-04-15
DE2212967B2 (de) 1974-07-11
IT952219B (it) 1973-07-20
NL163643C (nl) 1980-09-15
FR2129777A5 (fr) 1972-10-27
NL7203292A (fr) 1972-09-21
DE2212967A1 (de) 1972-10-12
GB1375250A (fr) 1974-11-27
DE2212967C3 (de) 1975-03-13
JPS5221860B1 (fr) 1977-06-14
BE780699A (fr) 1972-07-03

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