noun
exponent portion; characteristic (floating-point)
Technical term used in computing and mathematics, specifically for the exponent part of a floating-point number representation.
浮動小数点数の指数部は、数値の大きさを決める。
The exponent portion of a floating-point number determines its magnitude.
このプロセッサは指数部を8ビットで表現する。
This processor represents the exponent portion with 8 bits.