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05.05.05 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-23
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
- characteristic
1, record 1, English, characteristic
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
<floating-point representation> numeral that internally represents the exponent in a floating-point representation 1, record 1, English, - characteristic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The characteristic differs from the exponent in a floating-point representation by a constant. If the exponent is -3 and the constant is 64, the characteristic will be 61. 1, record 1, English, - characteristic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
characteristic: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - characteristic
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
- caractéristique
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A9ristique
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
<numération à séparation flottante> numéral qui représente l'exposant, de manière interne, en numération à séparation flottante 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La caractéristique diffère de l'exposant par l'addition d'une constante donnée. Si l'exposant est -3 et la constante est 64, la caractéristique sera 61. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caractéristique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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