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05.05.06 (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 base
1, record 1, English, floating%2Dpoint%20base
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floating-point radix 1, record 1, English, floating%2Dpoint%20radix
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
in a floating-point representation system, fixed positive integer base, greater than unity, that is raised to the power explicitly denoted by the exponent and then multiplied by the mantissa to determine the real number represented 1, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: In the example in entry 05.05.02 the floating-point base is 10. 1, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
floating-point base; floating-point radix: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - floating%2Dpoint%20base
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
- base de séparation flottante
1, record 1, French, base%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%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
en numération à séparation flottante, entier positif fixe, supérieur à l'unité, constituant la base des puissances implicite qui est élevée à la puissance désignée explicitement par l'exposant, puis qui est multipliée par la mantisse pour déterminer le nombre réel représenté 1, record 1, French, - base%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple : Dans l'exemple de l'article 05.05.02, la base de séparation flottante est 10. 1, record 1, French, - base%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
base de séparation flottante : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - base%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20flottante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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