Calculating A -sign(A) in a single instruction cycle

Details Calculating A -sign(A) in a single instruction cycle Calculating A -sign(A) in a single instruction cycle

1998-12-31

1999-11-30

Malzahn, David H.

Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating

Electrical digital calculating computer

Particular function performed

708700, G06F 750

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059959940

ABSTRACT:
The expression A-sign(A), where A is a signed binary integer represented in 2's complement form, sign(A) is equal to one when A is greater than zero, sign(A) is equal to zero when A is zero, and sign(A) is equal to negative one when A is less than zero, is calculated by bit-complementing A, bit-complementing (A-1) when A is less than zero, bit-complementing A when A is equal to zero, and bit-complementing (A+1) when A is greater than zero. Zero detect for A is provided by determining whether a first carry-out bit from (A+0) and a second carry-out bit from (A+1) have different logical values. In this manner, A-sign(A) can be calculated by a general purpose computer in a single instruction cycle.

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