different between significand vs mantissa

English

Noun

significand (plural significands)

1. The part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.

   Synonyms: mantissa, coefficient, argument, fraction

   Coordinate term: exponent

Translations

Further reading

• significand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mantissa, mant?sa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan, but it may actually be from Celtic, possibly through Etruscan mediation).

Noun

mantissa (plural mantissas or mantissae)

1. (obsolete) A minor addition to a text.
2. (mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.
3. (mathematics, computing) The significand; that part of a floating-point number or number in scientific notation that contains its significant digits.

   Synonym: significand

Usage notes

The use of mantissa to refer to significant digits in a floating point number or scientific notation is discouraged by some in favor of significand, due to earlier distinct usage for the logarithm. It remains in widespread use in the US, however.

Translations

Further reading

• common logarithm § Mantissa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• significand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• Satanism, Satnamis, amastins, satanism, staminas

Finnish

Noun

mantissa

1. (mathematics) mantissa (decimal part of a logarithm)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mantissa, mant?sa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man?tis.sa/

Noun

mantissa f (plural mantisse)

1. (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

mantissa f (plural mantissas)

1. (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)