1. A system for performing floating point computation in connection with numbers in a delimited representation that defines a normalized format having a fraction field, the fraction field having a plurality of bit positions for which numbers having at least some values have a delimiter flag identifying a least significant bit position of the fraction field, the system comprising: A. a delimited to common representation converter configured to convert said numbers to a common floating point representation defining a unitary normalized format, the unitary normalized format being such as to not require a delimiter flag, thereby generating converted numbers; and B. a processor configured to perform a mathematical operation of at least one predetermined type in connection with the converted numbers generated by said representation converter.