Definition of floating point number in English English dictionary
A real number held as a pair of integers, one representing the mantissa and the other representing the exponent. The base is normally 10, 16 or 256 depending on the computing system
Often referred to in mathematical terms as a "rational" or real number, this is just a number that can have a fractional part See also "Double-Precision" and "Single-Precision "
A real number that is represented by a pair of distinct numerals The real number is the product of the fractional part, one of the numerals, and a value obtained by raising the implicit floating-point base to a power indicated by the second numeral
an approximate representation of a real number value in scientific notation, consisting of a fractional part (mantissa) and an exponent E g 0 196E31 represents the number 0 196 10^31