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The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used…The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.
Meaning
1 sensesThe value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.
Translations
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Abbreviation of unit in the last place or unit of least precision, coined in 1960 by CanadAbbreviation of unit in the last place or unit of least precision, coined in 1960 by Canadian mathematician and computer scientist William Kahan (born 1933).
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