浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)

ふどうしょうすうてん
noun
floating point
technicaltechnology
1. floating point
The way computers represent real numbers, with the position of the decimal point stored separately so that very large and very small values fit in the same format. Used almost exclusively in computing contexts.
浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)数(すう)で計算(けいさん)する。
To calculate using floating-point numbers.
浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)演算(えんざん)には誤差(ごさ)が生(しょう)じる。
Floating-point arithmetic produces rounding errors.
金額(きんがく)の計算(けいさん)に浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)を使(つか)うと、わずかな誤差(ごさ)が積(つ)み重(かさ)なることがある。
If you use floating point for monetary calculations, tiny errors can accumulate.

Almost always appears as part of a longer compound rather than on its own.

Compounds

  • 浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)数(すう): floating-point number
  • 浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)演算(えんざん): floating-point arithmetic
  • 浮動小数点(ふどうしょうすうてん)型(がた): floating-point type (in programming)

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