TERMIUM Plus®
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05.05.02 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floating-point representation
1, record 1, English, floating%2Dpoint%20representation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
representation of a real number in a floating-point representation system 1, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: One floating-point representation of the number 0,0001234 is 0,1234E-3 where 0,1234 is the mantissa; -3 is the exponent, designated by E. The numerals are expressed in the variable-point decimal system; the floating-point base is 10. 1, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
floating-point representation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20representation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- représentation à virgule flottante
1, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20%C3%A0%20virgule%20flottante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
représentation d'un nombre réel dans une numération à séparation flottante 1, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20%C3%A0%20virgule%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : Une représentation à virgule flottante du nombre 0,0001234 est 0,1234E-3 où 0,1234 est la mantisse, -3 est l'exposant, désigné par E. Les numéraux sont exprimés en numération décimale à séparation variable; la base de séparation flottante implicite est 10. 1, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20%C3%A0%20virgule%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
représentation à virgule flottante : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20%C3%A0%20virgule%20flottante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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