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Binary scaling is a technique used mainly by embedded C, DSP and assembler programmers to
perform a psuedo floating point using integer arithmetic.
A position for the virtual binary point is taken, and then subsequent arithetic operations determine the resultants binary point.
This obeys the mathematical laws of indices.
To give an example, a common way to use integer maths to simulate floating point is to nmultiply the co-effiecents by 65536.
This will place the binary point at B16.
For instance to represent 1.2 and 5.6 floating point real numbers as B16 one multiplies them by 2 ^ 16 giving...