Arithmetic which automatically keeps track of the scaling for the results. In floating point operations, the numbers consists of two parts --
a signed mantissa and an integral exponent. Arithmetic is performed on both the mantissa and exponent for the result. It is contrasted with fixed point arithmetic in which the programmer must keep track of the decimal point.
a signed mantissa and an integral exponent. Arithmetic is performed on both the mantissa and exponent for the result. It is contrasted with fixed point arithmetic in which the programmer must keep track of the decimal point.
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