Computer method and apparatus for storing a datum representing a

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1992-10-08

1993-10-12

Mai, Tan V.

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G06F 738

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ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus of computation with physical units is described. The method and apparatus stores numbers in a computer system by storing a value and an exponent in a datum, the exponent representing the degree to which the value is represented by a physical unit. A method and apparatus for performing arithmetic on these numbers is further described. A method and apparatus for converting numbers between a computer system using one system of measurement to one using another system of measurement is also described.

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