Proposed radix- and word-length-independent standard for floating-point arithmetic
The Microprocessor Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society sponsors two groups drafting proposed standards for floating-point arithmetic. The first, Task P754, reported Draft 10.0 of a Proposed Standard for Binary Floating-point Arithmetic out of committee in December, 1982. The document is now a de facto standard and is progressing slowly through the approval process within the IEEE Computer Society. In August 1983, the second group, Task P854, completed Draft 1.0 of a Proposed Radix- and Word-length independent Standard for Floating-point Arithmetic that generalizes and is upward compatible with the IEEE Proposed Standard for Binary Floating-point Arithmetic. This article places their contents before the public for the first time. 10 references, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6956423
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Micro; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Micro; (United States); ISSN IEMID
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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