floating-point number ( synonym found)

Definition of floating-point number:

(n) : a number written in the form a x bc e.g. 3.75 x 103; 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

Definition of floating-point number:

(n) : a number written in the form a x bc e.g. 3.75 x 103; 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

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