MANTISSA


Meaning of MANTISSA in English

1. < programming > The part of a floating point number which, when multiplied by its radix raised to the power of its exponent , gives its value. The mantissa may include the number's sign or this may be considered to be a separate part.

2. The fractional part of a logarithm .

(1996-06-15)

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