hard float

noun

hard float

noun

Etymology From hard (as in hardware) + float (as in floating-point number).

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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A hardware implementation of a floating-point number.

Derived terms: hardfloat
Hypernyms: floating-point number, number

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