A number represeNTation scheme where a number R is represeNTed by an iNTeger N such that R=N*B, where B is the (assumed) base of the represeNTation. On computers with no floating-poiNT unit fixed-poiNT calculations can be significaNTly faster as all the operations are basically iNTeger operations. Apart from that, fixed-poiNT represeNTation has the advaNTage of having uniform density, i.e., the smallest resolvable difference of the represeNTation is B throughout the represeNTable range, in sharp coNTrast to floating-poiNT represeNTations. (1998-05-18)