Real numbers in a computer (or float, if you prefer), are most often represented in exponential notation.
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Real numbers in a computer (or float, if you prefer), are most often represented in exponential notation. Four separate components are needed to represent numbers in this form. Identify each component in the number 1.2345 × 10−5.What is the advantage of this type of representation, rather than storing the number as 0.000012345?
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The Architecture of Computer Hardware, Systems Software and Networking An Information Technology App
ISBN: 978-1118322635
5th edition
Authors: Irv Englander
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