In message <20040109231923.2DC3F626E5C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Manuel Rot
schkar writes:
>
> > (The difference, obviously, is that the "decimal"
> > point doesn't move or that it can.)
>
> I'd rather say that there's no "decimal" point between
> two binary numbers. And the "binary" point can move
> perfectly well.
Actually, a lot of folks use fixed point math for money, and they
do it in BCD, so it is a decimal point. I put it in scare quotes
'cause I realize it's not right for the case at hand. :-) It's the
divider between the integer and fractional parts, whatever you want
to call it.
(Unfortunately since I don't italicize in email, I also use quotes
for introducing terms. Maybe I've been in academia too long
afterall...)
ab
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