Noun: floating-point notation
- A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent
"Computers use floating-point notation to handle a wide range of numerical values efficiently";
- floating-point representation system
Type of: mathematical notation
Encyclopedia: Floating-point notation