BAR-MULTIPLIER AND ITS GENERALIZATION

Abstract

A new and simple device, similar to an abacus, was invented by a Chinese mathematician; it is used for multiplication, division, and extracting square roots. The underlying idea is abstracted and generalized for possible application to contemporary computers in order to reduce computing time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625764

Entities

People

  • Satio Okada

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Arithmetic
  • Calculators
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Mathematics
  • New York
  • Numbers
  • Square Roots
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Linear Algebra
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.