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Floating point

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000447

A method of representing real numbers in computing, allowing for a trade-off between range and precision. It uses a fixed number of digits for the significant figures (mantissa) and scales this number by an exponent. The IEEE 754 standard defines common formats for single-precision (32-bit) and double-precision (64-bit) floating-point numbers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000447
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Floating point",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A method of representing real numbers in computing, allowing for a trade-off between range and precision. It uses a fixed number of digits for the significant figures (mantissa) and scales this number by an exponent. The IEEE 754 standard defines common formats for single-precision (32-bit) and double-precision (64-bit) floating-point numbers.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/floating-point/"
}

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