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mantissa
The numeric value in a floating point number. See floating point.
mantissa
the fractional part of a common logarithm representing the digits of the associated number but not its magnitude
mantissa [man′tis·ə]
(computer science)
A fixed point number composed of the most significant digits of a given floating-point number. Also known as fixed-point part; floating-point coefficient.
(mathematics)
The positive decimal part of a common logarithm.
1.(programming)mantissa - 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.(mathematics)mantissa - The fractional part of a logarithm.
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10], and the remaining 23 bits represent the mantissa or significand.
A treatment of computational precision, number representation, and ... by Richardson, William H., Jr. / Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
In these days of ubiquitous calculators, getting the mantissa to a dozen decimal places is easy.
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His other novels were Daniel Martin (1977), Mantissa (1982) and A Maggot (1985), in addition to a short story collection, poetry and works of non-fiction.
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