A while back, I saw a function (meaning a single executable line, and NOT an algorithm), that somehow properly added two numbers and was apparently patented by IBM. Has anyone seen this? Does anyone happen to remember it?
If anyone knows it, please post here.
If anyone is wondering why I am not just adding instead...please don't post here :P
That just doesn't make any sense. How can there be addition without some sort of algorithm? What you're talking about is essentially how machine instructions work. Place a value in a register, call a function (eg: the opcode), and get a result back. The algorithm is still there, only it is implemented in hardware rather than software.Originally Posted by arcaine01
Sebastiani makes a good point. Cant get anywhere w/o a sound algorithm, besides you're looking for addition using only bitwise operators.
