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Record 1 2004-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Empleo de palabras de computadora (ordenador), en múltiplos de dos o más, para representar una sola cantidad numérica o numeral.

CONT

Con el doble o más de los dígitos que los que se llevan normalmente en una palabra de longitud fija, utilizada para seguir de cerca las diversas partes de un un numeral, la precisión se hace más relevante especialmente en la manipulación de matrices las cuales requieren a menudo el empleo de la aritmética de precisión múltiple.

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