diff --git a/src/addition.c b/src/addition.c
index fd74c3e..e311e57 100644
--- a/src/addition.c
+++ b/src/addition.c
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ unsigned int exponent(unsigned int number) {
     return (number & exponent) >> 23;
 }
 
+// adding two precision together with sum < 2^24
+
+unsigned int addition_precision(unsigned int p1, unsigned int p2) {
+    return addition(p1, p2);
+}
+
 // writing number out of sign, exponent and precision
 
 unsigned int output(unsigned int sign, unsigned int exponent, unsigned int precision) {
diff --git a/src/addition.h b/src/addition.h
index 2d2878f..fcbf305 100644
--- a/src/addition.h
+++ b/src/addition.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ unsigned int precision(unsigned int number);
 
 unsigned int exponent(unsigned int number);
 
+unsigned int addition_precision(unsigned int p1, unsigned int p2);
+
 unsigned int output(unsigned int sign, unsigned int exponent, unsigned int precision);
 
 float addition_float(float number1, float number2);