noun
variable-point representation system
A computing term for a numeric representation where the position of the radix point is variable, often contrasted with fixed-point representation.
可変小数点表示法は、浮動小数点方式の一種として説明されることがある。
Variable-point representation systems are sometimes explained as a type of floating-point method.
Compound of 可変 (variable), 小数点 (decimal point), and 表示法 (representation method). A technical term likely coined in Japanese computing literature.