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floating-point number
noun
A number written in the form a x b
c
e.g. 3.75 x 10
3
.
a
is the mantissa,
b
is the base and
c
is 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:
German: Gleitkommazahl , FlieíŸkommazahl , Gleitpunktzahl
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