US PATENT SUBCLASS 708 / 552
.~.~.~.~ Overflow or underflow

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708 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING

100  DF  ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER {10}
200  DF  .~ Particular function performed {26}
490  DF  .~.~ Arithmetical operation {27}
550  DF  .~.~.~ Compensation for finite word length {2}
552.~.~.~.~ Overflow or underflow {1}
553  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> Prediction

DEFINITION

Classification: 708/552

Overflow or underflow:

(under subclass 550) Subject matter wherein the modification is necessary because the word is either too large or too small to be represented using the fixed word length.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

498, for overflow or underflow in floating point processing.