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A divide method and a divide apparatus for use in a data processing system. The divisor and dividend are normalized in a normalization circuit. A table unit stores a plurality of approximate reciprocal divisors and differences between adjacent approximate reciprocal divisors and is addressed by the high-order bits of the normalized divisor. The approximate reciprocal divisor read out from the table unit is, in an interpolation approximation circuit, changed into an interpolation approximated approximate reciprocal divisor in accordance with a plurality of bits following the high-order bits and the difference. A multiplication unit multiplies the interpolation approximated approximate reciprocal divisor by the normalized dividend to output a quotient.
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