floating-point notation

Definitions of floating-point notation
  1. 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
    synonyms: floating-point representation system
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    type of:
    mathematical notation
    a notation used by mathematicians
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