"floating-point number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floating-point numbers [plural]
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  1. A number written in the form a × bᶜ, e.g. 3.75 × 10³ (a being the mantissa, b, the base and c, the exponent). Translations (number written in the form a × bc): liukuluku (Finnish), flyttall [neuter] (Norwegian), liczba zapisana w notacji wykładniczej [feminine] (Polish)
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  2. (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. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent): 浮点数 (fúdiǎnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 浮點數 /浮点数 (fúdiǎnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), vlottende kommagetal [neuter] (Dutch), liukuluku (Finnish), flottant [masculine] (French), float [masculine] (French), nombre flottant [masculine] (French), მცურავწერტილიანი რიცხვი (mcuravc̣erṭiliani ricxvi) (Georgian), Float [neuter] (German), hlaupakommutala [feminine] (Icelandic), 浮動小数点数 (fudō shōsūten sū) (alt: ふどうしょうすうてんすう) (Japanese), flyttall [neuter] (Norwegian), liczba zmiennoprzecinkowa [feminine] (Polish), float [masculine] (Portuguese), flyttal [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-floating-point_number-en-noun-GtD6r1vG Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: real number held as a pair of integers, representing the mantissa and the exponent': 15 85

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