Associations to the word «Mantissa»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MANTISSA, noun. (obsolete) A minor addition to a text.
MANTISSA, noun. (mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.
MANTISSA, noun. (mathematics) (computing) (proscribed) The significand; that part of a floating-point number or number in scientific notation that contains its significant digits.
Dictionary definition
MANTISSA, noun. The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808.
Wise words
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