MANTISSA


Meaning of MANTISSA in English

n.

Pronunciation: man- ' ti-s ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin mantisa, mantissa makeweight, from Etruscan

Date: 1846

: the part of a logarithm to the right of the decimal point

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