単たん精せい度ど

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).

• この計けい算さんには単たん精せい度ど浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん数すうを使つかっています。

  This calculation uses single-precision floating-point numbers.

• 単たん精せい度どではメモリ使し用よう量りょうが少すくないが、精せい度どは倍ばい精せい度どより劣おとる。

  Single-precision uses less memory, but its accuracy is lower than double-precision.