floating point
"Floating point" numbers are essential in computing and mathematics for representing real numbers with a wide range of values.
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Definition
B2Computing
(technical)A data type used to represent real numbers with a high degree of precision, using a fraction and an exponent.
Example
- In many programming languages, floating point numbers are used to handle decimal values.
C1Mathematics
(technical)A method of representing numbers by separating the significant digits and the order of magnitude.
Example
- Floating point representation is crucial for calculations involving very large or very small numbers.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "floating point":
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