fixed point
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.
- A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value x for which f(x)=x.
Adjective
- Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.
- Being or using an internal number representation with a fixed number of decimal places (as opposed to floating-point).
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