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- [man-tis-uh]
- /mænˈtɪs ə/
- /mantˈɪsə/
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- [man-tis-uh]
- /mænˈtɪs ə/
Definitions of mantissa word
- noun mantissa Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm. Compare characteristic (def 3a). 1
- noun mantissa Obsolete. an addition of little or no importance, as to a literary work. 1
- noun mantissa The part of a logarithm that follows the decimal point. 1
- noun mantissa decimal part of logarithm 1
- noun Technical meaning of mantissa 1. (programming) The part of a floating point number which, when multiplied by its radix raised to the power of its exponent, gives its value. The mantissa may include the number's sign or this may be considered to be a separate part. 2. (mathematics) The fractional part of a logarithm. 1
- noun mantissa the fractional part of a common logarithm representing the digits of the associated number but not its magnitude 0
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Origin of mantissa
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Latin, variant of mantisa addition, makeweight, said to be from Etruscan; logarithmic mantissa so called because it is additional to the characteristic or integral part (term introduced by H. Briggs)
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Parts of speech for Mantissa
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mantissa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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