The suggestions in this paper are part of the terminology used in work for the University of Pennsylvania's Office of Computer Research and Education. The work is jointly supported by the National Science Foundation
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Saul Gorn
Pages 336-339
H. G. Rice
Page 339
H. E. Gilbert
Page 339
COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language) is an English Language programming system which is capable of being implemented on a wide variety of electronic digital computers for use in the solution of business data processing problems …
Thomas N. Mackinson
Pages 340-346
The
k-generalized Fibonacci numbers are defined as in [1]. A polyphase merge (merging an equal number of sequences from
k tapes onto a single unused tape) using
k+1 tapes is defined in terms of linear combinations of these numbers …
Samuel W. Reynolds
Pages 347-349
A new 48-bit pseudo-random number generator, suitable for several computers, was tested statistically for randomness to determine its adequacy for use in Monte Carlo programs. Frequency tests, distributions of certain low-order …
Heidi G. Kuehn
Pages 350-352
Curt F. Marcus
Page 353
Since computers have means to detect overflow on addition or subtraction, this can be used in a multiple precision addition-subtraction subroutine to obviate a sign analysis. Consider all integers in the computer to be expressed …
Albert G. Cox, H. A. Luther
Page 353
This note describes a rational approximation for the error function which has been found useful in a subroutine as an asymptotic expression of improved accuracy. While the method of the approximation is along well-established …
W. W. Clendenin
Page 354
