floating-point number

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

floating-point number is a valid 21-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4L1O1A1T1I1N1G2-0P3O1I1N1T1N1U1M3B3E1R1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 =29 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87
MEANING

What does floating-point number mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A number represented in floating-point notation.

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