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Name: Fixed-Point Quantization
ID: m11921
Language: English (en)
Summary: Finite word lengths introduce quantization error in fixed-point systems. Truncation quantization causes a larger maximum error and a negative bias compared to rounding, but is easier to implement in hardware. Similarly, wraparound overflow is typically worse than saturation, but also requires more hardware.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: overflow, quantization error, rounding, roundoff error, saturation, truncation, truncation error, wraparound error
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu)
Copyright Holders: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu)
Maintainers: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu), Kyle Clarkson (kclarks@gmail.com)
Version: 1.2 (history)
Created: Jul 16, 2003 11:20 am GMT-5
Revised: Dec 28, 2004 10:28 am US/Central

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Version: 1.2 Dec 28, 2004 10:28 am US/Central by Douglas L. Jones
Changes: 
Edited text.
Added abstract and keywords.
Version: 1.1 May 11, 2004 12:05 pm GMT-5 by Kyle Clarkson
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