DocumentCode
1074193
Title
Underflow and the Denormalized Numbers
Author
Coonen, Jerome T.
Author_Institution
University of California, Berkeley Zilog, Inc.
Volume
14
Issue
3
fYear
1981
fDate
3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
75
Lastpage
87
Abstract
Although there have been misconceptions about it, gradual underflow fits naturally into the proposed standard and leads to simple, general statements about the arithmetic.
Keywords
Computer Society; Costs; Digital arithmetic; Encoding; Floating-point arithmetic; Manufacturing; Microprocessors; Proposals; Springs; Standards development;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/C-M.1981.220382
Filename
1667289
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