Date   : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:28:25 -0700 (PDT)
From   : cjl_craves@... (Peter Craven)
Subject: Converting numeric representations

In programming, changing the format of a floating-point number so the left-most
digit in the mantissa is not a zero. 
 
Peter Craven



----- Original Message ----
From: Jonathan Graham Harston <jgh@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 April, 2008 8:48:45 AM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Converting numeric representations

What's the process of converting a floating point value to it's
integer representation (eg converting 0.5x2^5 to 16) called, and
the reverse process (eg converting 16 to 0.5x2^5)?

The verb "normalisation" comes to mind, but I'm not sure I'm using
it in the right way.

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