Assume that we have N memory positions to store a given number. One way to store numbers is to use 1 position on the sign s, k positions for digits after the point, and N − k − 1 positions before the ...

Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series on decimal representations and decimal arithmetic in general, and on Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) in particular. In this first installment, ...

Abstract: Decimal multiplication is important in many commercial applications including banking, tax calculation, currency conversion, and other financial areas. This paper presents several combined ...

Recently Colin Walls had an article on this site about floating point math. Once it was common for embedded engineers to scoff at floats; many have told me they have no place in this space. That’s ...

TL;DR: I propose to rename Decimal to Decimal128, completely drop the concept of 'precision' and only have a scale. It is always a fixed-point signed integer with value n * 10^-scale. Operations do ...

You can use the built-in Calculator in Windows to carry out Decimal to Binary conversions. The Windows Calculator file is a UWP app and to open it, type calc in the Start Search bar, and hit Enter. At ...