na-adjective, noun
single-precision
Technical term in computing and numerical analysis, referring to a floating-point format that uses 32 bits (4 bytes) to represent a number. Often contrasted with 倍精度 (double-precision).
この計算には単精度浮動小数点数を使っています。
This calculation uses single-precision floating-point numbers.
単精度ではメモリ使用量が少ないが、精度
Single-precision uses less memory, but its accuracy is lower than double-precision.
Compound of 単 (single) and 精度 (precision), a calque from English 'single-precision'.