Decimal64 floating-point format: Difference between revisions

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more detailed explanation of gain from 'combined encoding'
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decimal64 values are represented in a 'not normalized' near to 'scientific format', with combining some bits of the exponent with the leading bits of the significand in a 'combination field'.
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! <u>S</u>ign !! Co<u>m</u>bination !! <u>T</u>railing significand bits