Mantissa Moderate

Mantissa has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808

mantissa fixed-point part

A minor addition to a text.

See Also

characteristic significant floating point number floating point part significand digit logarithm

Related Terms

characteristic significant floating point number floating point part significand digit logarithm common bar scientific notation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

fraction

Rhyming Words

ssa issa essa bassa nyssa lyssa mussa rossa fossa bossa rissa missa lissa gissa tessa sessa nessa jessa kassa wassa

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