An example in “significant-digit” arithmetic
Richard H. Miller
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Richard H. Miller
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Different methods of handling the summing process for the geometric series are shown to give results indicating widely differing significances when carried out in a machine incorporating “significant-digit” arithmetic.
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Different methods of handling the summing process for the geometric series are shown to give results indicating widely differing significances when carried out in a machine incorporating “significant-digit” arithmetic.
Key concepts: Numerical digit, Arithmetic, Computer science, Mathematics