- fixed-point
- adjective Date: 1948 involving or being a mathematical notation (as in a decimal system) in which the point separating whole numbers and fractions is fixed — compare floating-point
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Fixed point — has many meanings in science, most of them mathematical. *Fixed point (mathematics) *Fixed point combinator *Fixed point arithmetic, a manner of doing arithmetic on computers *For “fixed points” in physics, see Renormalization group *Fixed points … Wikipedia
fixed-point — [fikst′point′] adj. designating, of, or having to do with a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed with a given, fixed decimal or binary point * * * fixed point (fĭkstʹpoint ) adj. Of, relating to, or… … Universalium
fixed-point — [fikst′point′] adj. designating, of, or having to do with a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed with a given, fixed decimal or binary point … English World dictionary
Fixed Point — Fixed Point, Festkomma … Universal-Lexikon
fixed-point — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : involving or being a mathematical notation (as in a decimal system) in which the point separating whole numbers and fractions is fixed compare floating point herein * * * fixed point «FIHKST POYNT», adjective. of or… … Useful english dictionary
fixed point — noun : any one of several definite temperatures determined by natural phenomena (as the freezing point of water) and used as reference points in the calibrating of thermometers * * * 1. n. Physics a well defined reproducible temperature that can… … Useful english dictionary
fixed point — 1. noun a) A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value x for which f(x) = x. b) A fractional number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer. Syn:… … Wiktionary
fixed point — fiksuotasis taškas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. fixed point vok. Festpunkt, m; Fixpunkt, m rus. закреплённая точка, f; неподвижная точка, f pranc. point fixe, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
fixed point — fiksuotasis kablelis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Skaičiaus trupmeninės dalies skirtukas ↑fiksuotojo kablelio skaičiuje. atitikmenys: angl. fixed point ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – fiksuotojo kablelio skaičius palygink – slankusis kablelis … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
Fixed-point combinator — Y combinator redirects here. For the technology venture capital firm, see Y Combinator (company). In computer science, a fixed point combinator (or fixpoint combinator[1] ) is a higher order function that computes a fixed point of other functions … Wikipedia
Fixed-point arithmetic — In computing, a fixed point number representation is a real data type for a number that has a fixed number of digits after (and sometimes also before) the radix point ( e.g. , after the decimal point . in English decimal notation). Fixed point… … Wikipedia