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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
20 the stderr. The quantization error for each floating point number x under the
21 truncating operation int(x) is defined as
22 the absolute quantization error as a proportion of the range:
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24 .nf
25 (x-int(x)) / int(1+x)
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"
32 .LP
33 options stof btoa atob
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35 .SH COPYRIGHT
36 .LP
37 Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
38 .LP
39 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee
40 is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright
41 notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that
42 the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal
43 shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this
44 software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical
45 Research Council.
46 .LP
47 The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this
48 software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or
49 implied warranty.
50 .LP
51 THE MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING
52 ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL
53 THE A.P.U. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
54 OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
55 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
56 ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
57 SOFTWARE.
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