Processor support for interval arithmetic
Gerald Shawn Williams · 1998
1 Chapter 1 Introduction 2 1.1 The Price of Failure ............................................................................................ 2 1.2 Arithmetic Errors in Multiuse Computer Systems ............................................. 3 1.3 The Role of Simulation and Modeling ............................................................... 4 1.4 Handling Arithmetic Errors ................................................................................ 4 1.5 Reliable computing............................................................................................. 5 1.6 The Need for Speed ............................................................................................ 6 1.7 The Interval Arithmetic Solution........................................................................ 7 1.8 Performance of Interval Arithmetic.................................................................... 7 1.9 Architectural Support for Interval Arithmetic ..............................