Computer Representation of Decimal Numbers.

Schoaff, Eileen; Rising, Gerald

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Publication Date: 1990

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Computer Representation of Decimal Numbers.

Schoaff, Eileen; Rising, Gerald

Mathematics and Computer Education, v24 n2 p122-28 Spr 1990

Describes examples of rational representation as a guide for translating terminology and information encountered in manuals for computers. Discusses four limitations of the representation. (YP)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Numbers, Programing Languages, Rational Numbers

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Language: English

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