: the part of a logarithm to the right of the decimal point
Examples of mantissa in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSo Hopper’s 8-bit units can work with either 5 bits of exponent and two of mantissa (E5M2) when range is important or 4 bits of exponent and three of mantissa (E4M3) when precision is key.—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 The more bits in the mantissa, the greater the precision of those numbers.—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 This format represents numbers using some of the bits for the exponent, some for the mantissa, and one for the sign.—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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