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单词 fixed point
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Definition of fixed point in English:

fixed point

noun
  • 1Physics
    A well-defined reproducible temperature which can be used as a reference point, e.g. one defined by a change of phase.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are based on two fixed points.
  • 2Computing
    as modifier Denoting a mode of representing a number by a single sequence of digits whose values depend on their location relative to a predetermined radix point.

    these computers perform arithmetic in fixed-point binary format
    Often contrasted with floating-point
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was happy to see a discussion of fixed-point vs. floating-point math in the February issue.
    • He is a longtime proponent of fixed-point arithmetic.
    • Double-precision fixed-point would employ two times 24, or a 48-bit word length; double-precision floating-point would use a two times 32, or 64-bit mantissa.
    • Ada does non-integer fixed-point types, which is very rare.
    • Three units of the five deal with fixed-point operations, and the remaining two - with floating-point operations.
 
 

Definition of fixed point in US English:

fixed point

nounˌfikst ˈpoint
Physics
  • A well-defined reproducible temperature that can be used as a reference point, e.g., one defined by a change of phase.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are based on two fixed points.
adjectiveˌfikst ˈpoint
fixed-pointComputing
  • Denoting a mode of representing a number by a single sequence of digits whose values depend on their location relative to a predetermined radix point.

    these computers perform arithmetic in fixed-point binary format
    Often contrasted with floating-point
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was happy to see a discussion of fixed-point vs. floating-point math in the February issue.
    • Double-precision fixed-point would employ two times 24, or a 48-bit word length; double-precision floating-point would use a two times 32, or 64-bit mantissa.
    • He is a longtime proponent of fixed-point arithmetic.
    • Three units of the five deal with fixed-point operations, and the remaining two - with floating-point operations.
    • Ada does non-integer fixed-point types, which is very rare.
 
 
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