Correctly Rounded Binary-Decimal and Decimal-Binary Conversions (1990)
by
David M. Gay
| Venue: | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS MANUSCRIPT 90-10, AT&T BELL LABORATORIES |
| Citations: | 27 - 5 self |
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@TECHREPORT{Gay90correctlyrounded,
author = {David M. Gay},
title = {Correctly Rounded Binary-Decimal and Decimal-Binary Conversions},
institution = {NUMERICAL ANALYSIS MANUSCRIPT 90-10, AT&T BELL LABORATORIES},
year = {1990}
}
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Abstract
This note discusses the main issues in performing correctly rounded decimal-to-binary and binary-to-decimal conversions. It reviews recent work by Clinger and by Steele and White on these conversions and describes some efficiency enhancements. Computational experience with several kinds of arithmetic suggests that the average computational cost for correct rounding can be small for typical conversions. Source for conversion routines that support this claim is available from netlib.
