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• We distinguish between integer numbers
and real numbers
324 is an INTEGER number
CHE 374 Computational Methods 1.426
Π
is a REAL number
is a REAL number
in Engineering
• In computers, numbers are represented
Number representation, approximation, error either as INTEGERS (fixed point numbers)
and error definitions or as FLOATING POINT numbers )
1.426 (or 1.426e0 or 0.1426e+1 ….)
1 2
3 4
1 0 0 . 1 0 1
1x22 0x21 0x20 1x2-1 0x2-2 1x2-3
1x4 0x2 0x2 1x0.5 0x0.25 1x0.125 Computer representation of a real number
4.625
7 8
1 1
v(t i t ) v(t i 1 ) v(ti ) v t v t v t ...
2 3
2! 3!
15 16
true error ea
percent relative error, er % 100
true value
xi 1 xi
ea % 100%
xi 1
17 18
3.57 x 104 3
3.570 x 104 4
3.5700 x 104 5
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21 22