A number written in the form e.g. (a being the mantissa, b, the base and c, the exponent).
(computing) A real number held as a pair of integers, one representing the mantissa and the other representing the exponent. The base is normally 10, 16 or 256 depending on the computing system.
Esimerkit
a is the mantissa, b is the base and c is the exponent.