1. Approximate-value numeric literals are represented in scientific notation with a mantissa and exponent.

2. 28 If the exponent of a floating point number is zero, the number is stored in integer format in the mantissa.

3. A Multiply-Accumulate circuit (100) includes an exponent adder (140), a mantissa multiplier (142), a shifter (144), an adder (148), and an accumulator (152).

4. The combination of a mantissa ALU and an exponent ALU of a floating point processor or unit is considered to be one "CE" with a Word Length (WL) equal to the number of bits in the data representation (typically 32 or 64) for purposes of the "CTP" calculation.