div
- noun
- /dɪv/
- Specialized
- When the divisor for the DIV instruction is the most negative number (0x80000000), two extra cycles are required.
- div instruction
Examples
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Furthermore, div(.) is the divergence operator.
Academic text (2017) -
A broken div here, a jostled header there, tiny fonts, and so on.
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Airman E3 in Div V3 and G Div.
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Airman E3 in Div V3 and G Div.
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The DIVS and DIV instructions execute in 13 to 14 cycles; the DIV instruction may require three extra cycles if the algorithm converges from above.
Academic text (1994) -
The DIVS and DIV instructions execute in 13 to 14 cycles; the DIV instruction may require three extra cycles if the algorithm converges from above.
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The two divide instructions (DIV, DIVS) are implemented with an adaptation of the converging division algorithm for adapting floating-point numbers to fixed-point arithmetic.
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In programming, the div operator is used to perform integer division, effectively ignoring any remainder.
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The expression '10 div 3' will evaluate to div 3, since it only returns the whole number part of the division.
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To calculate how many whole pieces of cake each person gets, use the div function to divide the total number of slices by the number of guests.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Div is short for divide or division, which means 'to split'. In programming the div operator gives the whole-number result when you 'split' one number by another and so it drops any remainder.