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想定小数点 (そうていしょうすうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

想そう定てい小しょう数すう点てん

Meanings

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noun

assumed decimal point

computing

Computing term for a decimal point whose position is implied by the data format rather than explicitly stored.

固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん演えん算ざんでは、想そう定てい小しょう数すう点てんの位い置ちをプログラマが意い識しきする必ひつ要ようがある。
In fixed-point arithmetic, the programmer must be aware of the assumed decimal point position.

Kanji

想idea, thought, conception
定determine, fix, establish
小little, small
数

number, strength, fate

点spot, point, mark

Similar words

固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん
固定小数点 (fixed point) is a broader concept; 想定小数点 specifically refers to the decimal point that is assumed but not stored.
浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん
浮動小数点 (floating point) explicitly stores the exponent, making the decimal point position variable, unlike the fixed, assumed position in 想定小数点.

Etymology

Compound of 想定 (assumption) + 小数点 (decimal point), literally 'assumed decimal point'. A technical term from computing.