Hermann Schmid
Encyclopedia
Decimal Computation is a textbook by Hermann Schmid. First published in 1974 by John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 047176180X) and reprinted in 1983 by Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company (ISBN 0898743184), the book comprises twelve chapters providing detailed description of decimal
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Decimal
The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....
calculations, including explanation of binary-coded decimal
Binary-coded decimal
In computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal is a digital encoding method for numbers using decimal notation, with each decimal digit represented by its own binary sequence. In BCD, a numeral is usually represented by four bits which, in general, represent the decimal range 0 through 9...
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Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
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