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Terms and Concepts


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A mathematical notation that is similar to scientific notation. Generally, processors that use floating point notation do their work in binary code instead of decimal, which allows them to process the data more quickly. The advantage of using floating point is that it permits much larger and smaller numbers to be manipulated than a fixed point notation could. This wide range of numbers is necessary for computation in many fields, including science, engineering, finance and graphics.

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What is Floating Point Arithmetic?