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ZERO SUM PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cascaded carry
1, record 1, English, cascaded%20carry
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In parallel addition, a procedure in which the addition results in a partial sum numeral and a carry numeral which are in turn added; this process is repeated until a zero carry is generated. 2, record 1, English, - cascaded%20carry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cascaded carry: term standardized by CSA and ISO. 3, record 1, English, - cascaded%20carry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- report en cascade
1, record 1, French, report%20en%20cascade
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- retenue en cascade 2, record 1, French, retenue%20en%20cascade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En addition parallèle, mode de traitement selon lequel l'addition donne un numéral de somme partielle et un numéral de retenue qui sont à leur tour additionnés, ce traitement étant répété jusqu'à épuisement des retenues. 3, record 1, French, - report%20en%20cascade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
report en cascade : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - report%20en%20cascade
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arrastre en cascada
1, record 1, Spanish, arrastre%20en%20cascada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la suma en paralelo, es el proceso de arrastre en el que la suma de dos números resulta en un número de suma y un número de arrastre los cuales, a su vez se suman, repitiéndose este proceso hasta que no se generan nuevos arrastres. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arrastre%20en%20cascada
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