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Implementing decimal floating-point arithmetic through binary: some suggestions

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We propose several algorithms and provide some related results that make it possible to implement decimal floating-point arithmetic on a processor that does not have decimal operators, using the available binary floating-point functions. In this preliminary study, we focus on round-to-nearest mode only. We show that several functions in decimal32 and decimal64 arithmetic can be implemented using binary64 and binary128 floating-point arithmetic, respectively. Specifically, we discuss the decimal square root and some transcendental functions. We also consider radix conversion algorithms.
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ensl-00463353 , version 1 (11-03-2010)
ensl-00463353 , version 2 (21-12-2010)

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Nicolas Brisebarre, Milos Ercegovac, Nicolas Louvet, Érik Martin-Dorel, Jean-Michel Muller, et al.. Implementing decimal floating-point arithmetic through binary: some suggestions. 21st IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP 2010), Jul 2010, Rennes, France. pp.317-320, ⟨10.1109/ASAP.2010.5540969⟩. ⟨ensl-00463353v2⟩
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