Mantissa definition

Mantissa

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WordNet

(1) The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808

WiktionaryText

From Classical Latin mantissa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan).

A minor addition to a text.
The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point.
(mathematics and computing) The significand; that part of a floating-point number that contains its significant digits.