What is Saturating arithmetic?
Arithmetic that clamps results exceeding the representable range to the maximum or minimum instead of wrapping around. Used in audio and image signal processing to avoid large errors.
Field: Computer Arithmetic
Saturating arithmetic in the explanations
Saturating arithmetic clamps results above the maximum to the maximum (127) and below the minimum to the minimum (−128), keeping errors small.
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