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M5: BCD, fixed-point and IEEE 754 - #6

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M5 — Numeric Formats

  • packed and unpacked BCD
  • binary-vs-BCD interpretation
  • fixed-point scaling and Q-format concepts
  • signed fixed-point
  • range, resolution and overflow tradeoffs
  • IEEE 754 binary32 structure
  • sign, biased exponent and significand/fraction
  • zero, infinity, NaN and subnormal context
  • binary representation of decimal fractions
  • why 0.1 + 0.2 is not generally exact
  • Norwegian and English chapters
  • exercises and worked solutions

Qualification uses the existing four-format publishing pipeline.

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