Floating-point Notation (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The computer's processor used floating-point notation to efficiently store and process the large decimal numbers.
- Floating-point notation is a compact way to represent very large or very small numbers in a computer program.
- The scientist had to convert the data from fixed-point notation to floating-point notation to ensure accurate calculations.
- The programming language supported floating-point notation, allowing developers to easily work with decimal numbers.
- The calculator used floating-point notation to display the result of the complex mathematical operation.