Underflow and the Denormalized Numbers

  • Authors:

  • J. T. Coonen

  • Affiliations:

  • University of California, Berkeley Zilog, Inc.

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 1981

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Abstract

Although there have been misconceptions about it, gradual underflow fits naturally into the proposed standard and leads to simple, general statements about the arithmetic.