Meanings
nounfloating point operation (plural floating point operations)
plural floating point operations · alternative floating-point operation
- computingAny simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Finnish liukulukulasku
- liukulukulaskucomputing: simple operation
Polish operacja zmiennoprzecinkowa
- operacja zmiennoprzecinkowacomputing: simple operation
Portuguese operação de ponto flutuante, operação em ponto flutuante
- operação de ponto flutuantecomputing: simple operation
- operação em ponto flutuantecomputing: simple operation
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