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Part of a number in scientific notation

The significand is the first (left) part of a number in scientific notation or related concepts in floating-point representation, consisting of its significant digits. For negative numbers, it does not include the initial minus sign. Wikipedia →

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Noun The part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.

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