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mantissa

The mantissa stands for a mathematical notation of exponential values. In exponential notation, the mantissa is the factor that precedes the power of ten of another base. It, the mantissa, indicates the valence.

Mantissa, Base, and Exponent of a Number

Mantissa, Base, and Exponent of a Number

A complete exponential notation consists of the mantissa for the valence, the base of the power, and the exponent. The mantissa of 24.87 x 10exp12 is 24.87, the base is the number 10, and the exponent is 12. If the number 0.0034 is written exponentially, then you get 3.4 x 10exp-3. The mantissa is 3.4, the base is 10, and the exponent is -3.

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Englisch: mantissa
Updated at: 16.02.2010
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Links: notation, indium (In), power (P), exponent,
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