floating point

float·ing point

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [floh-ting point]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ pɔɪnt/
- /ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ pɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floh-ting point]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ pɔɪnt/

Definitions of floating point words

noun floating point a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations. 1
adjective floating point (mathematics) of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (the value of the digits) and characteristic (order of magnitude / the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 x 101. 0
adjective floating point (computing) of the internal representation of such a number as a pair of integers. 0

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floating point popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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