fixed point
See also: fixed-point
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Noun edit
fixed point (plural fixed points)
- (computing) A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.
- (mathematics) A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value for which .
- Synonym: fixpoint
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- (mathematics): attractor
- idempotence
- nullipotence
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value unchanged by a mapping
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Adjective edit
fixed point (not comparable)
- (computing) Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.
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in computing
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