"floating point operation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floating point operations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=floating point operation}} floating point operation (plural floating point operations)
  1. (computing) Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: FLOP, flop, floating-point operation Translations (computing: simple operation): liukulukulasku (Finnish), operação de ponto flutuante [feminine] (Portuguese), operação em ponto flutuante [feminine] (Portuguese)

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