Title :
Semi-logarithmic number systems
Author :
Muller, Jean-Michel ; Tisserand, Arnaud ; Scherbyna, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
Lab. LIP, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France
Abstract :
We present a new class of number systems, called semi-logarithmic number systems, that constitute a family of various compromises between floating-point and logarithmic number systems. We propose arithmetic algorithms for the semi-logarithmic number systems, and we compare these number systems to the classical floating-point or logarithmic number systems
Keywords :
floating point arithmetic; floating-point system; logarithmic number systems; semi-logarithmic number systems; Acceleration; Digital arithmetic; Interpolation;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Arithmetic, 1995., Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bath
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7089-4
DOI :
10.1109/ARITH.1995.465358
