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fixed point

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Noun

  1. A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.
  2. A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value x for which f(x)=x.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.
  2. Being or using an internal number representation with a fixed number of decimal places (as opposed to floating-point).

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