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The term "mantissa" is related to common logarithms, why is it used in relation to floats?
by NAFV_P 13y ago
The term "mantissa" is related to common logarithms, why is it used in relation to floats?
- jimktrains2 13y agoMantissa is also used as the number being multiplied by a base to a power on calculators. That's basically what it is in floats.
- NAFV_P 13y agoI use the term "significand", because the mantissa is logarithmic, the significand isn't.