floating-point

floating-point
adjective Date: 1948 expressed in, using, or being a mathematical notation in which a number is represented (as in a computer display) by an integer or a decimal fraction multiplied by a power of the number base indicated by an exponent (as in 4.52E2 for 452) — compare fixed-point

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  • floating-point — [flōt′iŋ point΄] adj. designating or of a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed in scientific notation (Ex.: 0.0003 becomes 3 × 10 4) * * * float·ing point (flōʹtĭng point ) adj. Of, relating to, or… …   Universalium

  • floating-point — [flōt′iŋ point΄] adj. designating or of a system of arithmetic, used esp. in computer science, having its numbers expressed in scientific notation (Ex.: 0.0003 becomes 3 × 10 4) …   English World dictionary

  • Floating Point —   [dt. Fließkomma], Gleitkomma …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Floating point — In computing, floating point describes a method of representing real numbers in a way that can support a wide range of values. Numbers are, in general, represented approximately to a fixed number of significant digits and scaled using an exponent …   Wikipedia

  • floating-point — ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : expressed in, using, or being a mathematical notation in which a number is represented (as in a computer display) by an integer or a decimal fraction usually with a positive or negative exponent indicating the number… …   Useful english dictionary

  • floating point — slankusis kablelis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Skaičiaus trupmeninės dalies skirtukas, kurio vieta keičiama priklausomai nuo ↑skaičiaus eilės. Vartojamas ↑slankiojo kablelio skaičiuose. atitikmenys: angl. floating point ryšiai: dar… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • Floating-Point Operations Per Second — (FLOPS) (opérations à virgule flottante par seconde) est une mesure commune de repère pour évaluer la vitesse des microprocesseurs. Les opérations en virgule flottante incluent toutes les opérations qui impliquent des nombres réels. De telles… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Floating-point operations per second — (FLOPS) (opérations à virgule flottante par seconde) est une mesure commune de repère pour évaluer la vitesse des microprocesseurs. Les opérations en virgule flottante incluent toutes les opérations qui impliquent des nombres réels. De telles… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Floating Point Systems — Inc. (FPS) was a Beaverton, Oregon vendor of minisupercomputers. The company was founded in 1970 by former Tektronix engineer Norm Winningstad.The original goal of the company was to supply floating point coprocessors for minicomputers. In 1976,… …   Wikipedia

  • Floating Point Operations Per Second — (kurz FLOPS; englisch für Gleitkommaoperationen pro Sekunde) ist ein Maß für die Leistungsfähigkeit von Rechnersystemen[1] oder Prozessoren und bezeichnet die Anzahl der Gleitkommazahl Operationen (Additionen oder Multiplikationen), die von ihnen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Floating Point Operations per Second — (englisch für Gleitkommaoperationen pro Sekunde, Abk.: FLOPS) ist eine Maßeinheit für die Geschwindigkeit von Computersystemen oder Prozessoren und bezeichnet die Anzahl der Gleitkommazahl Operationen (Additionen oder Multiplikationen), die von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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