Computational array and method for calculating multiple terms of a polynomial in a single computing element

摘要

A computational array (120) includes at least one computing element (130) that calculates multiple terms in a polynomial. The computing element (130) obtains an input value of each variable in each of the multiple terms and a subscript uniquely identifying the variable, The computing element (130) reads a term identifier and an exponent corresponding to the variable at a memory location based on the subscript, The computing element (130) multiplies the input value by a selected weight value and multiplies the input value by itself a number of times based on the exponent and stores the result at a memory location corresponding to the term identifier. The computing element (130) calculates multiple terms by distinguishing each of the terms with the term identifier.