Expadj - Analog Devices ADSP-BF53x Blackfin Reference

Special Applications
detects the exponent of the largest magnitude number in an array.

EXPADJ

The detected value may then be used to normalize the array on a subse-
quent pass with a shift operation. Typically, use this feature to implement
block floating-point capabilities.
ADSP-BF53x/BF56x Blackfin Processor Programming Reference
Arithmetic Operations
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