The decimal part of a logarithm. In the logarithm 2.95424, the mantissa is 0.95424.
[Latin, makeweight, perhaps of Etruscan origin.]
mantissa
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The decimal part of a logarithm. In the logarithm 2.95424, the mantissa is 0.95424.
The decimal part of a logarithm. In the logarithm 2.95424, the mantissa is 0.95424.
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The numeric value in a floating point number. See floating point.
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- Part of a common logarithm
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Nederlands (Dutch)
mantisse (decimale breuk van een logaritme)
Français (French)
n. - mantisse
Deutsch (German)
n. - (Math.) Mantisse
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαθημ.) δεκαδικό μέρος κοινού λογαρίθμου
Português (Portuguese)
n. - mantissa (f) (Mat.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - mantisa, parte decimal de un logaritmo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mantissa (matem.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尾数
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尾數
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الجزء العشري من اللوغاريتم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חלק הלוגריתם שלאחר הנקודה העשרונית, מנטיסה
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