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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmantissa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: manˈtisa
"A mantissa de um número flutuante é importante para cálculos precisos."
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2 senses- 1
The fractional part of a logarithm, which is added to the integer part to express the logarithm in its entirety.
"In the logarithmic expression, the mantissa represents the digits after the decimal point." - 2
In computing, the part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.
"The mantissa of the floating-point representation is crucial for maintaining precision in calculations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mantissa' originates from the Latin word 'mantissa', meaning 'a small addition' or 'something added'. It was adopted into mathematical terminology in the 17th century to refer to the fractional part of a logarithm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mantissa" is said worldwide
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mantisse
Transliteration: mɑ̃.tis
"La mantisse d'un logarithme est essentielle pour le calcul."
Mantisse
Transliteration: manˈtɪsə
"Die Mantisse einer logarithmischen Zahl ist wichtig für die Berechnung."
mantissa
Transliteration: manˈtissa
"La mantissa di un numero è fondamentale per la precisione."
mantisa
Transliteration: manˈtisa
"La mantisa de un número en notación científica es crucial para su precisión."
mantissa
Transliteration: manˈtisa
"A mantissa de um número flutuante é importante para cálculos precisos."
मैनटिस्सा
Transliteration: maintissā
"लॉगरिदम का मैनटिस्सा गणना के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है।"
尾数
Transliteration: wěishù
"对数的尾数在计算中非常重要。"
맨티사
Transliteration: maentisa
"로그의 맨티사는 계산에서 중요합니다."
マンティッサ
Transliteration: mantissa
"対数のマンティッサは計算において重要です。"
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