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mantissa

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Noun

the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808

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mantic mandioca mantis mantissa matisse mutisia
Words contain "mantissa" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
mantissa fixed-point part

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