Introduction to Detached Point Arithmetic (DPA) for Exact Numerical Computation
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Summary
The article introduces Detached Point Arithmetic (DPA), a method for exact numerical computations by separating integer mantissas from their point positions, avoiding rounding errors until final output. Authored by Patrick Bryant of Pedantic Research Limited, the paper details the theory and implementation of DPA, released under a public domain license.
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Unlike IEEE-754 floating-point arithmetic, DPA performs all operations using integer arithmetic, deferring rounding until final output.
This paper presents the complete theory and implementation, released under a public domain license.
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