a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent
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floating-point notation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | floating-point representation system |
| Type of | mathematical notation |
Examples of floating-point notation
floating-point notation
Floating-point representation is similar in concept to scientific notation.
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They can be specified using floating point notation, or two forms of scientific notation.
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The confusion is because scientific notation and floating point are log-linear representations, not logarithmic.
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In scientific notation, we'd call 1 petaflop equivalent to 1 x 10 to the 15th power floating point operations per second.
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This position is indicated separately in the internal representation, and floating-point representation can thus be thought of as a computer realization of scientific notation.
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By allowing the radix point to be adjustable, floating-point notation allows calculations over a wide range of magnitudes, using a fixed number of digits, while maintaining good precision.
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