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From: dsmith@hplabsc.UUCP (David Smith)
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Subject: Re: Floating Point Comparisons
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Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 12:37:57 EST
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The Pdp-11/60 floating point unit uses a (replicated?) lookup table for its
multiplier.  Several chunks of result are fed through an adder tree.
Many of the product chunks can be laid end-to-end, so the adder tree
doesn't require too many inputs.