89.1.1 Quantization of Fixed Point numbers · Truncation of a(β+1)- bit fixed- point number to(b+1) bits is achieved by simply discarding the least significant bits as shown below 2-12 2 2 b B s a 2 a-b To be discarded sala 2 b§9.1.1 Quantization of Fixed￾Point Numbers • Truncation of a (b+1)-bit fixed-point number to (b+1) bits is achieved by simply discarding the least significant bits as shown below  s a−1 a−2 a−b To be discarded s a−1 a−2 a−b  • • • • • •  −1 2  −2 2  −b 2  −b 2