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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSignificand
/sɪˈnɪfɪkænd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.
"In the number 0.00456, the significand is 456." - 2
In scientific notation, the significand is the coefficient that represents the significant digits of a number.
"In the scientific notation 3.14 × 10^2, the significand is 3.14."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'significand' is derived from the combination of 'significant' and the suffix '-and', which denotes a quantity or entity. It emerged in the mid-20th century, primarily in the context of scientific and mathematical discourse, to describe the digits in a number that contribute to its precision.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Significand" is said worldwide
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significande
Transliteration: si-ni-fi-kand
"Dans le nombre 0,00456, la significande est 456."
Signifikand
Transliteration: zi-ni-fi-kand
"Im Zahl 0,00456 ist das Signifikand 456."
significando
Transliteration: si-ni-fi-kando
"Nel numero 0,00456, il significando è 456."
significando
Transliteration: si-ni-fi-kando
"En el número 0.00456, el significando es 456."
significando
Transliteration: si-ni-fi-kando
"No número 0,00456, o significando é 456."
महत्वपूर्ण संख्या
Transliteration: mahatvapurn sankhya
"संख्या 0.00456 में, महत्वपूर्ण संख्या 456 है।"
有效数字
Transliteration: yǒuxiào shùzì
"在数字0.00456中，有效数字是456。"
유효 숫자
Transliteration: yuhyo suja
"숫자 0.00456에서 유효 숫자는 456입니다."
有効数字
Transliteration: yūkōsūji
"数値0.00456では、有効数字は456です。"
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