"denormal" meaning in English

See denormal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-denormal.wav
Etymology: From de- + normal? or from denormalized? Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|normal}} de- + normal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} denormal (not comparable)
  1. (computing theory, of a number) Smaller than the smallest normal number but larger than zero, thus serving to fill the underflow gap. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: denormalized, subnormal
    Sense id: en-denormal-en-adj-AfqgfDKC Categories (other): Theory of computing Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-denormal.wav Forms: denormals [plural]
Etymology: From de- + normal? or from denormalized? Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|normal}} de- + normal Head templates: {{en-noun}} denormal (plural denormals)
  1. (computing theory) A number that is denormal. Synonyms: subnormal
    Sense id: en-denormal-en-noun-EwdlGRei Categories (other): Theory of computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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