固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん演えん算ざん

noun

fixed-point arithmetic

Computing term for arithmetic operations on numbers with a fixed number of digits after the radix point, as opposed to floating-point arithmetic.

• 組くみ込こみシステムでは、固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん演えん算ざんがよく使つかわれる。

  Fixed-point arithmetic is often used in embedded systems.