IL86793A - Apparatus and method for acceleration of effective subtraction procedures by the approximation of the absolute value of the exponent argument difference - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for acceleration of effective subtraction procedures by the approximation of the absolute value of the exponent argument difference

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IL86793A
IL86793A IL86793A IL8679388A IL86793A IL 86793 A IL86793 A IL 86793A IL 86793 A IL86793 A IL 86793A IL 8679388 A IL8679388 A IL 8679388A IL 86793 A IL86793 A IL 86793A
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approximation
acceleration
absolute value
effective subtraction
argument difference
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IL86793A
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Digital Equipment Corp
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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
    • G06F7/485—Adding; Subtracting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2207/00—Indexing scheme relating to methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
    • G06F2207/544—Indexing scheme relating to group G06F7/544
    • G06F2207/5442—Absolute difference

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  • Pure & Applied Mathematics (AREA)
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IL86793A 1987-06-19 1988-06-19 Apparatus and method for acceleration of effective subtraction procedures by the approximation of the absolute value of the exponent argument difference IL86793A (en)

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US07/064,835 US4858165A (en) 1987-06-19 1987-06-19 Apparatus and method for acceleration of effective subtraction procedures by the approximation of the absolute value of the exponent argument difference

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IL86793A0 IL86793A0 (en) 1988-11-30
IL86793A true IL86793A (en) 1991-06-10

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US (1) US4858165A (de)
EP (1) EP0296071B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6486237A (de)
KR (1) KR940002268B1 (de)
AU (2) AU1813988A (de)
CA (1) CA1294055C (de)
DE (1) DE3852217T2 (de)
IL (1) IL86793A (de)

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JPH0776911B2 (ja) * 1988-03-23 1995-08-16 松下電器産業株式会社 浮動小数点演算装置
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US5742533A (en) * 1996-05-21 1998-04-21 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for modulus error checking
US5944774A (en) * 1997-09-26 1999-08-31 Ericsson Inc. Methods apparatus and computer program products for accumulating logarithmic values
US6226271B1 (en) 1997-09-26 2001-05-01 Ericsson Inc. Received signal strength determination method, apparatus and computer program products

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JPS595346A (ja) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-12 Fujitsu Ltd 演算制御方式
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JPS59226944A (ja) * 1983-06-09 1984-12-20 Fujitsu Ltd 浮動小数点デ−タ加減算方式
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EP0296071B1 (de) 1994-11-30
KR940002268B1 (ko) 1994-03-19
IL86793A0 (en) 1988-11-30
DE3852217D1 (de) 1995-01-12
KR890000967A (ko) 1989-03-17
JPS6486237A (en) 1989-03-30
US4858165A (en) 1989-08-15
EP0296071A2 (de) 1988-12-21
EP0296071A3 (de) 1991-01-30
JPH0545980B2 (de) 1993-07-12
AU1813988A (en) 1988-12-22
AU8809891A (en) 1992-01-23
CA1294055C (en) 1992-01-07
DE3852217T2 (de) 1995-06-08

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