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<title>N25??: DFP triples</title>
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<b>Submitter:</b>CFP group<br>
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<b>Submission Date:</b> 2020-??-??<br>
<b>Document:</b> WG14 N25??<br>
<b>Title:</b> N25??: DFP triples<br>
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<p>Summary</p>
<p>The decimal floating point (DFP) notation (1,0,0) is
confusing.</p>
<p>WG14 N2478 in 5.2.4.2.3#5 has:</p>
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Thus, x = s * c * 10**q is represented by the triple of
integers (s, c, q).
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<p>5.2.4.2.2#2 says 's' is sign (+/-1).</p>
<p>Since 's' is a signed value, it would be clearer if references
to triples (1,c,q) and similar be done as (+1,c,q). This would
change:</p>
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<li>5.2.4.2.3#6 in 5 places.</li>
<li>6.4.4.2#9 in 32 places.</li>
<li>7.21.6.1#19 in 24 places.</li>
<li>7.22.1.6#7 in 1 place.</li>
<li>7.22.1.6#8 in 35 places.</li>
<li>7.29.4.1.2#7 in 1 place.</li>
<li>F.9.2#4 in 6 places.</li>
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