floating-point

float ing-point ▶adjective Computing denoting a mode of representing numbers as two sequences of bits, one representing the digits in the number and the other an exponent that determines the position of the radix point: speeds of more than one million floating-point operations per second. Often contrasted with fixed point (adjective ).

floating-point

floating-point ▶noun [ as modifier ] Computing denoting a mode of representing numbers as two sequences of bits, one representing the digits in the number and the other an exponent which determines the position of the radix point. Often contrasted with fixed point ( sense 2 ).