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FIXED-POINT PART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fixed-point part mean?
• FIXED-POINT PART (noun)
The noun FIXED-POINT PART has 1 sense:
1. the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
Familiarity information: FIXED-POINT PART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
fixed-point part; mantissa
Hypernyms ("fixed-point part" is a kind of...):
fraction (the quotient of two rational numbers)
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