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floating point

computer format for representing rational numbers
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floating point

Summary

floating point has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • floating point is a type of computer numbering format[2].
  • floating point is a type of number data type[3].
  • floating point's Commons category is recorded as Floating point[4].
  • floating point comprises floating-point significand[5].
  • floating point's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Floating point[6].
  • floating point's represents is recorded as rational number[7].
  • floating point's topic has template is recorded as Template:Floating-point[8].
  • floating point's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/floating-point[9].
  • floating point's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/Float[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include computer numbering format[2] and number data type[3].

Use and Application

floating point comprises floating-point significand[5].

Why It Matters

floating point has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

floating-point unit

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · The Anome · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → floating-point significand
    Subclass of → computer numbering format, number data type
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1268]]: [[Q1244890]]"
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