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Fixed-point arithmetic

In computing, fixed-point is a method of representing fractional (non-integer) numbers using an integer together with an implicit or explicit fixed scaling factor. Dollar amounts, for example, may be represented with exactly two fractional decimal digits, corresponding to cents (1/100 of a dollar).

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  • PL/I
  • Ada Ada (programming language)
  • GCC GNU Compiler Collection

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Fixed-point arithmetic

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Fixed-point arithmetic

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related to Examples in software and hardware · 13
Fixed-point arithmetic → Apollo, Early, Embedded, Fractint, GCC, NEC, OpenGL ES, S15, Texas Instruments TMS32010, The Apollo Guidance Computer, The STM32G4 CORDIC, The WavPack, TrueType
related to Financial and decimal arithmetic · 7
Fixed-point arithmetic → Decimal, Exact, For, GnuCash, It, PostgreSQL, SQL
related to Hardware support · 6
Fixed-point arithmetic → Dedicated, Fixed-point, For, Power-of-two, Some, STM32G4 CORDIC
related to Comparison with floating-point · 5
Fixed-point arithmetic → Fixed-point, Floating-point, For, Increasing, These
related to Digital signal processing and embedded systems · 5
Fixed-point arithmetic → Binary, CORDIC, DSP, Fixed-point, The STM32G4
related to External links · 5
Fixed-point arithmetic → An IntroductionFixed Point Representation, Fractional Math Archived, PDF, Simple Fixed-Point MathFixed-Point Arithmetic, Wayback MachineA Calculated Look
related to Graphics and multimedia · 4
Fixed-point arithmetic → Fixed-point, S15, The OpenGL ES, These
has application · 2
Fixed-point arithmetic → Common, Fixed-point

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fixed-point integer scaling arithmetic decimal factor example values range fractional fixed represented binary scale floating-point fraction value representation stored rounding

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multiplicationinstance ofwhose workloads repeatedly perform operations0.80text
accumulation on sampled signalsinstance ofwhose workloads repeatedly perform operations0.80text
cents through binary floating-point approximationsinstance ofIt avoids representing decimal subdivisions0.80text
rounding toward zeroinstance ofFixed-point systems may instead use rounding modes0.80text
rounding toward positive or negative infinityinstance ofFixed-point systems may instead use rounding modes0.80text
rounding to the nearest representable valueinstance ofFixed-point systems may instead use rounding modes0.80text
or convergentinstance ofFixed-point systems may instead use rounding modes0.80text
Fixed-point arithmetichas applicationFixed-point0.60section
Fixed-point arithmetichas applicationCommon0.60section
Fixed-point arithmeticrelated to Comparison with floating-pointFor0.60section
Fixed-point arithmeticrelated to Comparison with floating-pointIncreasing0.60section
Fixed-point arithmeticrelated to Comparison with floating-pointFloating-point0.60section

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