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fixed-point part

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun fixed-point part has 1 sense
  1. mantissa, fixed-point part - the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
    --1 is a kind of fraction

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Term: Fixed-Point Part

Definition: In computer science, a fixed-point part refers to the fractional portion of a fixed-point number that represents a decimal value. It is the part of a fixed-point number that lies to the right of the decimal point.

Sense: In the context of programming languages, the fixed-point part is an essential component for representing real numbers with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point.

Usage:

  1. Noun:
    • The fixed-point part of the number 3.14159 is 14159.
    • The precision of the fixed-point part depends on the number of decimal places reserved for it.
  2. Adjective:
    • Be cautious when manipulating fixed-point part values to avoid rounding errors.
    • The fixed-point part representation allows for efficient computations on real numbers.

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