floating-point notation

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• floating-point notation — noun a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12 2 where 2 is the exponent • Syn: ↑floating point… …   Useful english dictionary

• floating point notation — slankiojo kablelio formatas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Skaičiaus vaizdavimo kompiuteryje pavidalas, tinkamas plataus intervalo (labai dideliems ir labai mažiems) ↑realiesiems skaičiams pavaizduoti. Skaičių sudaro du komponentai:… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

• Floating point — In computing, floating point describes a method of representing real numbers in a way that can support a wide range of values. Numbers are, in general, represented approximately to a fixed number of significant digits and scaled using an exponent …   Wikipedia

• floating-point representation system — noun a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12 2 where 2 is the exponent • Syn: ↑floating point… …   Useful english dictionary

• floating-point number — noun a number represented in floating point notation • Hypernyms: ↑number * * * floating point number noun (computing) A number so expressed • • • Main Entry: ↑float …   Useful english dictionary

• floating-point — [flōt′iŋ point΄] adj. designating or of a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed in scientific notation (Ex.: 0.0003 becomes 3 × 10 4) * * * float·ing point (flōʹtĭng point ) adj. Of, relating to, or… …   Universalium

• floating-point — [flōt′iŋ point΄] adj. designating or of a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed in scientific notation (Ex.: 0.0003 becomes 3 × 10 4) …   English World dictionary

• floating-point — ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : expressed in, using, or being a mathematical notation in which a number is represented (as in a computer display) by an integer or a decimal fraction usually with a positive or negative exponent indicating the number… …   Useful english dictionary

• Decimal floating point — Floating point precisions IEEE 754: 16 bit: Half (binary16) 32 bit: Single (binary32), decimal32 64 bit: Double (binary64), decimal64 128 bit: Quadruple (binary128), decimal128 Other: Minifloat · Extended precision Arbitrary precision… …   Wikipedia

• floating-point — adjective Date: 1948 expressed in, using, or being a mathematical notation in which a number is represented (as in a computer display) by an integer or a decimal fraction multiplied by a power of the number base indicated by an exponent (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• IBM Floating Point Architecture — IBM System/360 computers, and subsequent machines based on that architecture (mainframes), support a hexadecimal floating point format. The format is used by SAS Transport files as required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for New Drug… …   Wikipedia