radix point

English

Etymology

Generalization of the term decimal point.

Noun

radix point (plural radix points)

1. (mathematics) The character used to separate the integer and fractional part of a number in a digital representation of a number, regardless of the base used.

Hyponyms

• binary point (base 2)
• decimal point (base 10)

Translations

character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小數點／小数点 (zh) (xiǎoshùdiǎn)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: jaospilkku (comma, as used in Finnish), jaospiste (point, period, dot)