floating-point number en · NOUN
Meanings
- A 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating-point numbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
sv flyttal (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · nl vlottendekommagetal (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · pl liczba zapisana w notacji wykładniczej (number written in the form a × bc) · fr nombre flottant (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · fi liukuluku (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · fr flottant (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · ka მცურავწერტილიანი რიცხვი (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · fi liukuluku (number written in the form a × bc) · is hlaupakommutala (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · pl liczba zmiennoprzecinkowa (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · cmn 浮點數 /浮点数 (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · cmn 浮点数 (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · ja 浮動小数点数 (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · no flyttall (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · fr float (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · pt float (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent) · no flyttall (number written in the form a × bc) · de Float (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent)