fixed-precision
|fixed-pre-ci-sion|
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/fɪkst prɪˈsɪʒən/
fixed numerical accuracy
Etymology
Etymology Information
'fixed-precision' originates from the combination of 'fixed' and 'precision', where 'fixed' means 'set or established' and 'precision' means 'the quality of being exact'.
Historical Evolution
The term 'fixed-precision' evolved from the need to describe numerical systems with a set number of decimal places.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it referred to any fixed numerical system, but now it specifically refers to fixed-point arithmetic in computing.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
referring to a numerical representation where the number of digits after the decimal point is fixed.
The calculator uses fixed-precision arithmetic for its calculations.
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