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Explain how arithmetic logic unit work 102.222.61.211 (talk) 20:12, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't say why many operations are grouped in an ALU.
AI says it's because up to 70% of circuits are shared between operations, but I find no proper source. Musaran (talk) 13:44, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In what way are operations grouped? Who is AI? What do you mean when you say operations “share circuits”? Lambtron talk 18:41, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think I understand what you mean. Are you asking why an ALU has the ability to perform a variety of operations, and what purpose does that serve? Lambtron talk 01:02, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Correction required to first paragraph: First paragraph needs rewording: change from “integer binary numbers” to “integers represented as binary numbers”. 2A02:C7E:5A76:8100:F0AC:B684:F79C:4102 (talk) 16:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]