variants or fixed point
mathematics
: using, expressed in, or involving a notation in which the number of digits after the point separating whole numbers and fractions is fixed
Fixed-point numbers are analogous to decimals: some of the bits represent the integer part, and the rest represent the fraction.David Harris and Sarah Harris
compare floating-point

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fixed-point was in 1948

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“Fixed-point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed-point. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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