BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TR-67-62
       ENTRY:: January 03, 1996
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Varying length floating point arithmetic: a necessary tool
               for the numerical analyst
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Tienari, Martti
        DATE:: April 1967
       PAGES:: 40
    ABSTRACT:: The traditional floating point arithmetic of scientific
               computers is biased towards fast and easy production of
               numerical results without enough provision to enable the
               programmer to control and solve problems connected with
               numerical accuracy and cumulative round-off errors. The
               author suggests the varying length floating point arithmetic
               as a general purpose solution for most of these problems.
               Some general philosophies are outlined for applications of
               this feature in numerical analysis. The idea is analyzed
               further discussing hardware and software implementations.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19960103]
         END:: STAN//CS-TR-67-62