On a Model for Computing Round-Off Error of a Sum

Abstract

Given real numbers a sub 1, a sub 2, ..., a sub n, the report discusses, the classic problem of the error in computing S = Summation from 1 to n of (a sub i) when the sum is computed by (S sub O) tilde = Summation from 1 to n of (a sub 1)* where (a sub 1)* is the nearest integer to a sub i.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713972

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  • George Bernard Dantzig

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