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Characteristic (Real Number)

For a Real Number $x$, $\left\lfloor{x}\right\rfloor ={\tt int(x)}$ is called the characteristic. Here, $\left\lfloor{x}\right\rfloor $ is the Floor Function.

See also Mantissa, Scientific Notation




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26