English-German translations for floating-point number

• Fließkommazahl die
• Gleitkommazahl die
• Gleitpunktzahl die

Definition of floating-point number

• A number written in the form a x b^c e.g. 3.75 x 10³
• A real number held as a pair of integers, one representing the mantissa and the other representing the exponent. The base is normally 10, 16 or 256 depending on the computing system

Related words

• floating
• free-floating
• floating market
• floating dock
• floating point
• floating point operation
• floating island
• floating voter
• floating bridge
• floating floor