Systems Architecture

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Multiplying/dividing floats

Multiply:

  1. Add exponents, subtract 127.
  2. Multiply mantissas and determine sign of the result.
  3. Normalise resulting value if necessary.

Divide:

  1. Subtract exponents, add 127.
  2. Divide mantissas, determine sign of the result.
  3. Normalise resulting value if necessary.

Example:

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