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NUMERIC LITERAL [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- a programming language
1, record 1, English, a%20programming%20language
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- APL 1, record 1, English, APL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- array processing language 2, record 1, English, array%20processing%20language
correct
- APL 2, record 1, English, APL
correct
- APL 2, record 1, English, APL
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level programming language with a syntax and character set designed for mathematical applications, especially those requiring numeric or literal array manipulation. 3, record 1, English, - a%20programming%20language
Record 1, Key term(s)
- a programing language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage APL
1, record 1, French, langage%20APL
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- APL 2, record 1, French, APL
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage [...] destiné à l'écriture concise des algorithmes. 3, record 1, French, - langage%20APL
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce langage, étudié comme une langue de communication entre scientifiques, remplace le formalisme mathématique usuel par des symboles nouveaux permettant d'écrire des expressions tant mathématiques que logiques. Il sert à écrire des programmes conversationnels et demande l'emploi de terminaux ayant les symboles spécifiques du langage. 3, record 1, French, - langage%20APL
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- real literal
1, record 2, English, real%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
numeric literal used to represent a real number 1, record 2, English, - real%20literal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
real literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 2, English, - real%20literal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libellé réel
1, record 2, French, libell%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9el
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- littéral réel 1, record 2, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20r%C3%A9el
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé numérique qui représente un nombre réel 1, record 2, French, - libell%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9el
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libellé réel; littéral réel : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 2, French, - libell%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9el
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2006-01-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- based literal
1, record 3, English, based%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
numeric literal used to represent a number in a form that expresses the radix explicitly 1, record 3, English, - based%20literal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: In Ada, 16[number sign]F.FF[number sign]E+2 is a hexadecimal real literal representing the decimal literal 4095. 1, record 3, English, - based%20literal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
based literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 3, English, - based%20literal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- libellé à base
1, record 3, French, libell%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20base
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- littéral réel 1, record 3, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20r%C3%A9el
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé numérique qui représente un nombre sous une forme où la base de numération apparaît explicitement 1, record 3, French, - libell%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : En Ada, 16[carré]F.FF[carré]E+2 est un libellé réel hexadécimal représentant le libellé décimal 4095. 1, record 3, French, - libell%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libellé à base; littéral réel : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 3, French, - libell%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20base
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2006-01-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- decimal literal
1, record 4, English, decimal%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
numeric literal used to represent a decimal numeral 1, record 4, English, - decimal%20literal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
decimal literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 4, English, - decimal%20literal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- libellé décimal
1, record 4, French, libell%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9cimal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- littéral décimal 1, record 4, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20d%C3%A9cimal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé numérique qui représente un numéral décimal 1, record 4, French, - libell%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9cimal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libellé décimal; littéral décimal : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 4, French, - libell%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9cimal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2006-01-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- integer literal
1, record 5, English, integer%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
numeric literal used to represent an integer 1, record 5, English, - integer%20literal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
integer literal: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 5, English, - integer%20literal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- libellé entier
1, record 5, French, libell%C3%A9%20entier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- littéral entier 1, record 5, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20entier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé numérique qui représente un entier relatif 1, record 5, French, - libell%C3%A9%20entier
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libellé entier; littéral entier : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 5, French, - libell%C3%A9%20entier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2006-01-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- numeric literal
1, record 6, English, numeric%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
literal composed of digits and other characters used in number representation and that is amenable to conventional arithmetic operations 1, record 6, English, - numeric%20literal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
numeric literal : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5 : 1999]. 2, record 6, English, - numeric%20literal
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- libellé numérique
1, record 6, French, libell%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- littéral numérique 1, record 6, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
libellé composé de chiffres et d'autres caractères utilisés dans la représentation des nombres et qui convient aux opérations arithmétiques courantes 1, record 6, French, - libell%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libellé numérique; littéral numérique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 6, French, - libell%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-08-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- literal value
1, record 7, English, literal%20value
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A literal value doesn’t have a name, but represents itself in a literal manner. Some examples are ’x’(a char literal having the ASCII value that represents the letter x), and 5(a numeric literal with the value 5). 2, record 7, English, - literal%20value
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- valeur littérale
1, record 7, French, valeur%20litt%C3%A9rale
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valeur littérale : terme tiré d'un document traduit de l'anglais par le World Wide Web Consortium dont le rôle est d'établir des normes reliées aux technologies Internet. 2, record 7, French, - valeur%20litt%C3%A9rale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-02-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- integer literal
1, record 8, English, integer%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numeric literal composed of digits and other characters used to represent an integer. 1, record 8, English, - integer%20literal
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 8, English, - integer%20literal
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- libellé entier
1, record 8, French, libell%C3%A9%20entier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- littéral entier 1, record 8, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20entier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Libellé numérique qui représente un entier. 1, record 8, French, - libell%C3%A9%20entier
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 8, French, - libell%C3%A9%20entier
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-10-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Programming Languages
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- decimal literal
1, record 9, English, decimal%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numeric literal composed of digits and other characters used to represent a number expressed in the decimal numeration system. 2, record 9, English, - decimal%20literal
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 9, English, - decimal%20literal
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Langages de programmation
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- littéral décimal
1, record 9, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20d%C3%A9cimal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- libellé décimal 1, record 9, French, libell%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9cimal
correct, standardized
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Libellé numérique qui représente un nombre en numération décimale. 1, record 9, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20d%C3%A9cimal
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 9, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20d%C3%A9cimal
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-10-23
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- based literal
1, record 10, English, based%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numeric literal composed of digits and other characters used to represent numbers in a form that expresses the radix explicitly. 2, record 10, English, - based%20literal
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 10, English, - based%20literal
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- littéral en base quelconque
1, record 10, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20en%20base%20quelconque
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- littéral basé 2, record 10, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20bas%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- libellé à base 3, record 10, French, libell%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20base
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- littéral à base 3, record 10, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20%C3%A0%20base
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Libellé numérique qui représente un des nombres sous une forme où la base apparaît explicitement. 3, record 10, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20en%20base%20quelconque
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : En Ada, 16... est un réel hexadécimal représentant le libellé décimal 4095.0. 3, record 10, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20en%20base%20quelconque
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libellé à base; littéral à base : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 10, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20en%20base%20quelconque
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1995-10-23
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Programming Languages
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- real literal
1, record 11, English, real%20literal
correct, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numeric literal composed of digits and other characters used to represent a real number. 2, record 11, English, - real%20literal
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 11, English, - real%20literal
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Langages de programmation
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- littéral réel
1, record 11, French, litt%C3%A9ral%20r%C3%A9el
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- libellé réel 1, record 11, French, libell%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9el
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Libellé numérique qui représente un nombre réel. 1, record 11, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20r%C3%A9el
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 11, French, - litt%C3%A9ral%20r%C3%A9el
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1992-09-23
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- basic operation
1, record 12, English, basic%20operation
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operation that is inherent in one of the following : an assignment, a selected component, an indexed component, a slice, a qualification, a numeric literal. 1, record 12, English, - basic%20operation
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- opération de base
1, record 12, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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