I'm a bit rusty

From: Alan Illeman (spamtrap_at_crayne.org)
Date: 02/21/05

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    In the Temporary Real (or Long Double) format
    of the math coprocessor, there is a 64-bit
    significant with an explicit "1" at bit-63
    e.g. 1.011101...

    The unbiased exponent behaves like a decimal
    exponent in that a +ve exponent shifts the
    "binary point" to the right, e.g. if the
    exponent is +3, the result is 1011.101...

    With a -ve exponent, the "binary point" is
    shifted to the left, filling in with zeros
    e.g. if the exponent is -3, the result is
    0.00101110...

    I'm a bit rusty. Would you agree?, disagree?

    tia
    <Alan

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