floating-point number
floating-point number · floating-point numbers
Float
A number written in the form a × bᶜ, e.gA number written in the form a × bᶜ, e.g. 3.75 × 10³ (a being the mantissa, b, the base and c, the exponent).
Meaning
2 sensesA number written in the form a × bᶜ, e.g. 3.75 × 10³ (a being the mantissa, b, the base and c, the exponent).
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.
Float
More definitions
- a number represented in floating-point notation
Translations
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By meaning 1
computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent:
Forms
plural: floating-point numbers| Singular | floating-point number |
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