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x87 is a floating-point-related subset of the x86 architecture instruction set. It originated as an extension of the 8086 instruction set in the form of optional floating-point coprocessors (FPU) that work in tandem with corresponding x86 CPUs. These microchips have names ending in "87". This is also known as the NPX (numeric processor extension). Like…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X87 | is a | floating-point-related subset of the x86 architecture instruction set | 0.90 | text |
| addition | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| subtraction | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| comparison | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| but also for more complex numerical operations | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| such as the computation of the tangent function | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| its inverse | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| for example.Most x86 processors since the Intel 80486 have had these x87 instructions implemented in the main CPU | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| but the term is sometimes still used to refer to that part of the instruction set | instance of | The x87 instruction set includes instructions for basic floating-point operations | 0.80 | text |
| X87 | related to Description | The | 0.60 | section |
| X87 | related to Description | ST | 0.60 | section |
| X87 | related to Description | This | 0.60 | section |
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