"mantissa" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mantissa.wav [US] Forms: mantissas [plural], mantissae [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mantissa, mantīsa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan, but it may actually be from Celtic, possibly through Etruscan mediation). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|mantissa}} Latin mantissa, {{m|la|mantīsa}} mantīsa, {{der|en|ett|-}} Etruscan, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mantissae}} mantissa (plural mantissas or mantissae)
  1. (obsolete) A minor addition to a text. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-mantissa-en-noun-Z8VNDjTz
  2. (mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (part of a logarithm after the decimal point): mantissa [feminine] (Catalan), 尾数 (wěishù) (Chinese Mandarin), mantisa [feminine] (Czech), mantissa (Finnish), mantisse [feminine] (French), mantisa [feminine] (Galician), Mantisse [feminine] (German), अपूर्णांश (apūrṇāñś) (Hindi), mantissa [feminine] (Italian), 仮数 (kasū) (alt: かすう) (Japanese), mantysa [feminine] (Polish), mantissa [feminine] (Portuguese), манти́сса (mantíssa) [feminine] (Russian), mantisa [feminine] (Spanish), sampuambahagi (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-mantissa-en-noun-eZ9t00fX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 50 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'part of a logarithm after the decimal point': 2 87 11
  3. (mathematics, computing) The significand; that part of a floating-point number or number in scientific notation that contains its significant digits. Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Synonyms: significand
    Sense id: en-mantissa-en-noun-CjXaPtm4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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