An integer based square root algorithm (Q688630)
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An integer based square root algorithm (English)
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28 November 1993
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The square root for integer numbers is computed bit after bit, i.e. the bisection method is used. Here only additions and shifts are required. The reviewer is surprised that this method is faster than Newton's method for 48-bit numbers and a 32-bit Motorola 68000 micro processor.
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square root algorithm
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bisection method
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Newton's method
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