hardfloat

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adjective

(especially of a platform) Has hardware implementations of floating-point numbers.

Opposite
softfloat
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Meanings

adjectivehardfloat (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputing(especially of a platform) Has hardware implementations of floating-point numbers.

    Antonyms: softfloat

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(especially of a platform) Has hardware implementations of floating-point numbers.

Opposite
softfloat

Origin

From hard (as in hardware) + float (as in floating-point number).

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APA

hardfloat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfloat

MLA

“hardfloat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfloat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardfloat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfloat.

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