Some models of relative error in products

DOI10.1016/0168-9274(90)90014-7MaRDI QIDQ908659zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. H. Goodman

Publication date 1990

Published in Applied Numerical Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9274(90)90014-7

zbMATH Keywords

computer arithmeticfloating point multiplicationguard digitlogarithmically distributed numbersnormalization optionroundoff error

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Roundoff error (65G50)

Review text

For various choices of computer design parameters the stochastical model and analysis of magnitude relative error in floating point multiplication is given. The parameters include the base, the type of rounding rule, the number of guard digit and the fact whether the normalization shift is done before or after rounding. If a logarithmic distribution of the mantissa is assumed, the following stochastical conclusions are obtained: 1. The average magnitude relative error in multiplication increases as the base increases. 2. The average error is minimized by selecting the machine base to be binary with a hidden bit, and is larger for base 16. Other models of relative error are also developed and analyzed.

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