floating point
computer format for representing rational numbers
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floating point
Summary
floating point ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,048 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- floating point is a type of computer numbering format[2].
- floating point is a type of number data type[3].
- floating point's Commons category is recorded as Floating point[4].
- floating point comprises floating-point significand[5].
- floating point's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Floating point[6].
- floating point's represents is recorded as rational number[7].
- floating point's represents is recorded as real number[8].
- floating point's topic has template is recorded as Template:Floating-point[9].
- floating point's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/floating-point[10].
- floating point's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/Float[11].
- floating point's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C48150[12].
- floating point's P14541 is recorded as 3sYHId[13].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include computer numbering format[2] and number data type[3].
Use and Application
floating point comprises floating-point significand[5].
Why It Matters
floating point ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,048 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]