fixed-point part
- noun
- /ˈfɪkst pɔɪnt pɑrt/
- Specialized
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parte fraccionaria
- The fixed-point part of log 1000 is exactly zero.
Examples
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In logarithmic tables, only the fixed-point part is usually listed.
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Scientists use the fixed-point part to simplify calculations with logarithms.
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The fixed-point part is important.
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The fixed-point part of the logarithm helps in calculations.
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In logarithmic tables, only the fixed-point part is usually listed.
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Scientists use the fixed-point part to simplify calculations with logarithms.
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The fixed-point part of log 1000 is exactly zero.
Synonyms
The part of a logarithm after the decimal point, for example 0.808 in 2.808
Surface Forms
Morphology
fixed-point + part
The phrase combines the compound technical term 'fixed-point' with the general noun 'part', so its basic sense as 'a component of a fixed-point number' is compositionally derivable from the constituents. However, the precise meaning — specifically the fractional digits after the radix point — is a domain-specific interpretation that a general B1 learner would not reliably infer from the words alone, so it is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Fixed-point part comes from how people wrote logarithms: when you see a log like 2.808, you separate the whole number from the small numbers after the decimal point. The small numbers after the decimal are the fixed-point part, and that 'fraction' is what tables list and what helps in calculation today.
