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02.09.01 (2382) [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.09.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<floating-point representation system> make an adjustment to the fixed-point part and the corresponding adjustment to the exponent in a floating-point representation to ensure that the fixed-point part lies within some prescribed range, the real number represented remaining unchanged

OBS

Example: In order to bring the fixed-point part into the range 1 to 9.99 ... the floating-point representation 123.45 x 10² may be normalized to 1.2345 x 104.

OBS

normalize; standardize: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-2:1976].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
02.09.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<numération à séparation flottante> modifier la mantisse d'un nombre réel de façon à la placer dans une gamme prédéterminée, et ajuster en conséquence l'exposant de manière que la valeur du nombre représenté ne soit pas modifiée

OBS

Exemple : Afin de placer la mantisse dans la gamme de 1 à 9,99 ..., la représentation 123,45 x 10² est normalisée en 1,2345 x 104.

OBS

normaliser : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-2:1976].

Spanish

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