[floating-point] adj (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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Meaning of FLOATING-POINT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012