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Complete Definition of "floating point"

English
Adjective
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floating point
#mathematics of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (the value of the digits) and characteristic (the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 x 10<sup>1</sup>
#computing of the internal representation of such a number as a pair of integers

Alternative spellings
floating-point
Derived terms
floating point operation
See also
FLOP
FLOPS

Translations
;computing
Swedish: flyttal n

vi:floating point

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