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Software for high radix on-line arithmetic

Программное обеспечение для компьютерной арифметики оперативного доступа с больщим основанием системы счисления

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Abstract

High radix on-line arithmetic provides an efficient method for performing variable-precision arithmetic. It can be implemented on conventional microprocessors using sequences of three operand instructions. This paper presents software support for high radix on-line arithmetic. This software includes emulation modules for high radix operations, and a precision analysis program for setting the input and intermediate variable tolerances necessary for guaranteed result accuracy over a specified domain.

Abstract

Компьютерная арифметика оперативного доступа с большим основанием системы счисления предоставляет эффективный метод для вычислений с переменной разрядностью. Ее можно реализовать на обычных микропроцессорах с помощью последовательностей инструкций с тремя операндами. В работе представлена программная поддержка для компьютерной арифметики оперативного доступа с большим основанием системы счисления. Программное обеспечение включает в себя модули эмуляции для операций с большим основанием системы счисления, а также программу анализа разрядности, служащую для задания лопусков на исходные и промежуточные переменные, обеспечивающих гарантированную точность результата на заданной области.

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  1. Advanced Architecture Development, Advanced Micro Devices, MS 615, 5204 East Ben White Blvd, 78741, Austin, TX, USA

    Thomas Lynch

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, Austin, TX, USA

    Michael J. Schulte

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Lynch, T., Schulte, M.J. Software for high radix on-line arithmetic. Reliable Comput 2, 133–138 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02425915

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