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floating-point notation — noun a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12 2 where 2 is the exponent • Syn: ↑floating point… … Useful english dictionary
Floating point — In computing, floating point describes a method of representing real numbers in a way that can support a wide range of values. Numbers are, in general, represented approximately to a fixed number of significant digits and scaled using an exponent … Wikipedia
Decimal floating point — Floating point precisions IEEE 754: 16 bit: Half (binary16) 32 bit: Single (binary32), decimal32 64 bit: Double (binary64), decimal64 128 bit: Quadruple (binary128), decimal128 Other: Minifloat · Extended precision Arbitrary precision… … Wikipedia
Quadruple-precision floating-point format — In computing, quadruple precision (also commonly shortened to quad precision) is a binary floating point computer number format that occupies 16 bytes (128 bits) in computer memory. In IEEE 754 2008 the 128 bit base 2 format is officially… … Wikipedia
Type system — Type systems Type safety Inferred vs. Manifest Dynamic vs. Static Strong vs. Weak Nominal vs. Structural Dependent typing Duck typing Latent typing Linear typing Uniqueness typing … Wikipedia
Binary numeral system — Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian numerals Chinese Japanese Suzhou Korean Vietnamese … Wikipedia
External Data Representation — (XDR) is an IETF standard from 1995 of the presentation layer in the OSI model. XDR allows data to be wrapped in an architecture independent manner so data can be transferred between heterogeneous computer systems. Converting from the local… … Wikipedia
Windows Color System — (WCSFact|date=May 2008) is a platform for color management exclusive to Windows Vista that strives to achieve color consistency across various software and hardware, including cameras, monitors, printers and scanners. [… … Wikipedia
mathematical notation — noun a notation used by mathematicians • Hypernyms: ↑notation, ↑notational system • Hyponyms: ↑numeration system, ↑number system, ↑number representation system, ↑system of numeration, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
control system — Means by which a set of variable quantities is held constant or caused to vary in a prescribed way. Control systems are intimately related to the concept of automation but have an ancient history. Roman engineers maintained water levels in… … Universalium
