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This paper gives an overview of single-number interval I/O which provides a convenient method for inputting and outputting intervals. With this technique, each interval is normally represented externally as a single decimal number. Single-number interval I/O has been implemented in interval-enhanced versions of GNU’s and Sun’s Fortran compilers, an interval calculator, and a Java(TM)1 application program interface. Complete details on single-number interval I/O in Fortran are given in the Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 Interval Arithmetic Specifications.
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Schulte, M., Zelov, V., Walster, G.W., Chiriaev, D. (1999). Single-Number Interval I/O. In: Csendes, T. (eds) Developments in Reliable Computing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1247-7_11
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