mantissa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mantissa, mantīsa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan, but it may actually be from Celtic,[1] possibly through Etruscan mediation).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
mantissa (plural mantissas or mantissae)
- (obsolete) A minor addition to a text.
- (mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.
- (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 edit
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 edit
part of a logarithm after the decimal point
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significand — see significand
References edit
- ^ Stokes, Whitley (1877) in: Bezzenberger, Adalbert (ed.), Beiträge zur Kunde der indogermanischen Sprachen, Göttingen, vol. 23, p. 51
Further reading edit
- common logarithm § Mantissa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- significand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English mantissa), ultimately from Latin mantissa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantissa
- (mathematics) mantissa (decimal part of a logarithm)
Declension edit
Inflection of mantissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mantissa | mantissat | ||
genitive | mantissan | mantissojen | ||
partitive | mantissaa | mantissoja | ||
illative | mantissaan | mantissoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mantissa | mantissat | ||
accusative | nom. | mantissa | mantissat | |
gen. | mantissan | |||
genitive | mantissan | mantissojen mantissainrare | ||
partitive | mantissaa | mantissoja | ||
inessive | mantissassa | mantissoissa | ||
elative | mantissasta | mantissoista | ||
illative | mantissaan | mantissoihin | ||
adessive | mantissalla | mantissoilla | ||
ablative | mantissalta | mantissoilta | ||
allative | mantissalle | mantissoille | ||
essive | mantissana | mantissoina | ||
translative | mantissaksi | mantissoiksi | ||
abessive | mantissatta | mantissoitta | ||
instructive | — | mantissoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “mantissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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mantissa f (plural mantisse)
- (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)
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Alternative forms
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mantissa
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mantissa f (plural mantissas)
- (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)