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Numerical precision and data structuresTechnical proposals and recommendations for revising FORTRAN were studied and categorized. In the area of numerical precision, the proposals basically agree on a set of necessary parameters, although a wide range of nomenclature and specific function names are used. Environmental parameters identified include the following: (1) base of floating point representation, (2) largest positive real number, exponent and integer, (3) largest negative real number, exponent and integer, (4) number of significant digits, and (5) exponent bias.
Document ID
19790004546
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schenk, W. (Xerox Corp. Rochester, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
October 18, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: JPL Conf. on the Programming Environ. for Develop. of Numerical Software
Subject Category
Computer Operations And Hardware
Accession Number
79N12717
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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