What is another word for mantissa?

Pronunciation: [mantˈɪsə] (IPA)

Mantissa is a mathematical term used to describe the decimal part of a logarithm. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to refer to the mantissa in different contexts. For example, in computer science, the mantissa is often referred to as the fraction or significand. In physics and engineering, it may also be called the residue or fractional part. In finance and accounting, the term decimal portion is commonly used to describe the mantissa. Additionally, in some older texts, the mantissa was referred to as the antilogarithm. Regardless of the term used, the mantissa always refers to the digits of a logarithm after the decimal point.

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What are the hypernyms for Mantissa?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mantissa

D'Aquin, the French king's physician, in his Memoir on the Preparation of Bark, takes mantissa, which is the title of the Appendix to the History of Plants, by Johnstone, for the name of an author, and who, he says, is so extremely rare, that he only knows him by name.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)"
Isaac D'Israeli

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