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Etymology
1.2
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Noun
English
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Etymology
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Short for
big number
.
Pronunciation
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(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈbɪɡnʌm/
Noun
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bignum
(
plural
bignums
)
(
computing
)
A
number
whose
digits
of
precision
are limited only by available
memory
(as opposed to the usual
fixed-point
arithmetic).
(
by extension
,
computing
slang
)
A very large number.
2017
, Dean Koontz,
The Silent Corner
, page
198
:
Then there's the membership fee. A serious
bignum
.
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