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PASSAGE (floating-point representation)

It is important to distinguish between the syntax, the internal format of a floating-point datum, and the semantics, the associated interpretation or meaning. The term significand refers to the syntax that is interpreted as the mantissa; the exrad is interpreted as the exponent. Together, the mantissa and exponent define the value. First we will consider the significand. In all cases that have been commercially available, the sign is explicitly given as a bit toward the left of the floating-point datum...

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