"radix point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radix points [plural]
Etymology: Generalization of the term decimal point. Etymology templates: {{m|en|decimal point}} decimal point Head templates: {{en-noun}} radix point (plural radix points)
  1. (mathematics) The character used to separate the integer and fractional part of a number in a digital representation of a number, regardless of the base used. Categories (topical): Mathematics Hyponyms: binary point (english: base 2), decimal point (english: base 10) Translations (character): 小數點 (Chinese Mandarin), 小数点 (xiǎoshùdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), jaospilkku (note: comma, as used in Finnish) (Finnish), jaospiste (english: point, period, dot) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-radix_point-en-noun-el901cv5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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