DocumentCode
1134123
Title
A New Representation for Decimal Numbers
Author
Yuen, C.K.
Author_Institution
Department of Information Science, University of Tasmania
Issue
12
fYear
1977
Firstpage
1286
Lastpage
1288
Abstract
A new representation for decimal numbers is proposed. It uses a mixture of positive and negative radixes to ensure that the maximum value of a four bit decimal digit is 9. This eliminates the more complex carry generation process required in BCD addition.
Keywords
Decimal arithmetic, negative bases, number systems.; Arithmetic; Counting circuits; History; Information science; Decimal arithmetic, negative bases, number systems.;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9340
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TC.1977.1674792
Filename
1674792
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