浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん表ひょう示じ法ほう

Similar words

• 固こ定てい小しょう数すう点てん表ひょう示じ法ほう

  Fixed-point representation system, where the decimal point is at a fixed position, as opposed to floating-point.

• 浮ふ動どう小しょう数すう点てん数すう

  Floating-point number, the actual numeric value represented in the system.

Etymology

Compound of 浮動 (floating), 小数点 (decimal point), 表示 (representation), and 法 (method/system). A calque from English 'floating-point representation system'.