floating-point number
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Noun
floating-point number (plural floating-point numbers)
- A number written in the form a × bc, e.g. 3.75 × 103 (a being the mantissa, b, the base and c, the exponent).
- (computing) A real number held as a pair of integers, one representing the mantissa and the other representing the exponent. The base is normally 10, 16 or 256 depending on the computing system.
Translations
number written in the form a × bc
computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent
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