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1 .TH FTOS 1 "7 September 1993"
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3 .SH NAME
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5 ftos \- float to short data-type conversion.
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7 .SH SYNTAX
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9 Usage: ftos [arguments] [file]
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11 .SH DESCRIPTION
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13 Binary float-to-short conversion.
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15 .SH OPTIONS
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17 1. error
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19 When error=on then the maximum and the mean quantization error is printed on
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20 the stderr. The quantization error for each floating point number x under the
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21 truncating operation int(x) is defined as
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22 the absolute quantization error as a proportion of the range:
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24 .nf
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25 (x-int(x)) / int(1+x)
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26 .fi
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28 16-bit under or overflow is also reported if it occurs.
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31 .SH "SEE ALSO"
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32 .LP
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33 options stof btoa atob
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35 .SH COPYRIGHT
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36 .LP
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37 Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
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38 .LP
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39 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee
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40 is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright
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41 notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that
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42 the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal
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43 shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this
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44 software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical
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45 Research Council.
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46 .LP
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47 The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this
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48 software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or
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49 implied warranty.
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50 .LP
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51 THE MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING
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52 ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL
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53 THE A.P.U. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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54 OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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55 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
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56 ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
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57 SOFTWARE.
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