Dynamic variable precision computation

A method comprising:

• converting operands from a conventional number system that represents each binary number in the operands as one bit to redundant number system (RNS) operands that represent each binary number as a plurality of bits;
• performing an arithmetic operation on the RNS operands in a direction from a most significant bit (MSB) to a least significant bit (LSB);
• and
• stopping the arithmetic operation prior to performing the arithmetic operation on a target binary number.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first conversion unit to convert operands from a conventional number system that represents each binary number in the operands as one bit to redundant number system (RNS) operands that represent each binary number as a plurality of bits;
• an arithmetic logic unit to perform a sequence of arithmetic operations, wherein each of the arithmetic operations are performed on the RNS operands in a direction from a most significant bit (MSB) to a least significant bit (LSB), and wherein the arithmetic operations are stopped prior to performing the arithmetic operation on different target binary numbers;
• and
• a second conversion unit to convert RNS results of the sequence of arithmetic operations to the conventional number system.