Analysis of Rounding Methods in Floating-Point Arithmetic

Authors:
D. J. Kuck;D. S. , Jr. Parker;A. H. Sameh
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois;-;-
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Year:
1977

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Abstract

The error properties of floating-point arithmetic using various rounding methods (including ROM rounding, a new scheme) are analyzed. Guard digits are explained, and the rounding schemes' effectiveness are evaluated and compared.