MANTISSA


Meaning of MANTISSA in English

[ man'tɪsə ]

■ noun

1》 Mathematics the part of a logarithm after the decimal point.

2》 Computing the part of a floating-point number which represents the significant digits of the number.

Origin

C17: from L., lit. 'makeweight', perh. from Etruscan.

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