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Remove sole reference to embedded exponent #38

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/cap-description.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ address
into the capability's address
* *EF:* Exponent format flag indicating the encoding for T, B and E
** The exponent is stored in T and B if EF=0, so it is 'internal'
** The exponent is zero if EF=1, so it is 'embedded'
** The exponent is zero if EF=1

The bit width of T and B are defined in terms of the mantissa width (MW) which
is set depending on the value of XLENMAX as shown in
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bounds are formed of two or three sections:
* Upper bits from the address
* Middle bits from T and B decoded from the metadata
* Lower bits are set to zero
** This is only if there is an embedded exponent (EF=0)
** This is only if there is an internal exponent (EF=0)

.Composition of address bounds
[#comp_addr_bounds,options=header,align="center"]
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