floating point
ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt
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Definition of floating point - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyTECH.system for representing real numbers with a base and exponentTECH.
  • Floating point is essential for scientific calculations.
  • The software uses floating point for precision.
  • Engineers rely on floating point for simulations.
floating-point number
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Expressions with floating point

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unit measuring computer speed in floating point operations
The processor achieves 5 billion floating point operations per second.
software for performing floating point arithmetic operations
The new software includes a floating point package for calculations.
base of the number system in floating-point representation
The floating point radix is usually binary or decimal.
unit for measuring computer speed in floating point calculations
The chip reached one million floating point operations per second.
unit measuring computer speed, one teraflop
The new processor achieves 5 trillion floating point operations per second.

Terms with floating point included in their meaning

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floating-point number in programming
physics
point where buoyant force acts on a floating object
physics
point in a floating object where buoyant force acts
notation
number represented in floating-point notation
technology
floating-point number in computing
technology
double-precision floating-point number
technology
floating-point number with half the precision of a double
technology
part of a floating-point number

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  1. French:virgule flottante, ...
  2. German:Gleitkommazahl, ...
  3. Italian:virgola mobile, ...
  4. Spanish:punto flotante, ...
  5. Portuguese:vírgula flutuante, ...
  6. Chinese:浮点, ...
  7. Japanese:浮動小数点, ...
  8. Arabic:فاصِلة عائِمة, ...
  9. Hebrew:נְקוּדָּה צוֹפָה, ...
  10. Russian:плавающая точка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:плаваюча кома, ...
  12. Hindi:फ्लोटिंग पॉइंट, ...

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