significand

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noun

The part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.

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Meanings

nounsignificand (plural significands)

plural significands

  1. The part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.

    Synonyms: mantissa, coefficient, argument, fraction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.

Similar
mantissacoefficientargumentfraction
Also see
mantissa

Translations

Finnish signifikantti
  • signifikanttipart of floating-point number
Polish mantysa
  • mantysapart of floating-point number
Cite this entry
APA

significand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significand

MLA

“significand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “significand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significand.

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