浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん演えん算ざん

Meanings

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noun

floating-point arithmetic

computing

Computing term for arithmetic operations on floating-point numbers.

number, strength, fate

点spot, point, mark

演performance, act, play

算calculate, divining, number

浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん数すう
Refers to floating-point numbers themselves, while 浮動小数点演算 refers to the arithmetic operations performed on them.
固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん演えん算ざん
Fixed-point arithmetic, in contrast to floating-point arithmetic.

Compound of 浮動 (floating), 小数点 (decimal point), and 演算 (arithmetic operation). A direct translation of the English term 'floating-point arithmetic'.