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LEFTMOST DIGIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- most significant digit
1, record 1, English, most%20significant%20digit
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MSD 2, record 1, English, MSD
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high-order digit 3, record 1, English, high%2Dorder%20digit
correct
- leading digit 4, record 1, English, leading%20digit
- leftmost digit 4, record 1, English, leftmost%20digit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a positional system, a digit place having the largest weight used. 5, record 1, English, - most%20significant%20digit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
most significant digit; MSD: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO. 6, record 1, English, - most%20significant%20digit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiffre le plus significatif
1, record 1, French, chiffre%20le%20plus%20significatif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chiffre de poids fort 2, record 1, French, chiffre%20de%20poids%20fort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une numération pondérée, rang de chiffre ayant le poids le plus élevé. 3, record 1, French, - chiffre%20le%20plus%20significatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chiffre le plus significatif : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - chiffre%20le%20plus%20significatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dígito de mayor significado
1, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%ADgito%20de%20mayor%20significado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dígito de orden alto 2, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%ADgito%20de%20orden%20alto
correct, masculine noun
- dígito más a la izquierda 2, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%ADgito%20m%C3%A1s%20a%20la%20izquierda
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dígito que guarda una posición más significativa o de mayor peso en un sistema de notación numérica o posicional. 2, record 1, Spanish, - d%C3%ADgito%20de%20mayor%20significado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el número 69875, el dígito de mayor significado es el 6. 2, record 1, Spanish, - d%C3%ADgito%20de%20mayor%20significado
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