Bignum is a synonym for "arbitrary precision". Basically it's a adjective or modifier word that indicates that the noun (usually a piece of computer software) is not limited to a fixed precision for its numbers but can calculate to any number of (decimal,binary) places.
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exp_x commented on the word audiophile
It is apparently derived from audio, meaning electronic/mechanical reproduction of sound, and the Greek phile, meaning lover.
June 26, 2009
exp_x commented on the word bignum
Bignum is a synonym for "arbitrary precision". Basically it's a adjective or modifier word that indicates that the noun (usually a piece of computer software) is not limited to a fixed precision for its numbers but can calculate to any number of (decimal,binary) places.
June 26, 2009
exp_x commented on the word dithering
It's also the present participle of dither.
June 26, 2009