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soft float

soft float noun: a software implementation of a floating-point number.

Noun

soft float (plural soft floats)

  1. A software implementation of a floating-point number.
    Antonyms:
    hard float

Antonyms of soft float

Forms of soft float

pluralsoft floats

Origin of soft float

From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).

Words formed from soft float

Questions about soft float

What does soft float mean?
Soft float means a software implementation of a floating-point number.
What part of speech is soft float?
Soft float is a noun.
What is the plural of soft float?
The plural of soft float is soft floats.

Words near soft float in the dictionary

  1. soft elms
  2. soft error
  3. soft errors
  4. soft flimsies
  5. soft flimsy
  6. soft float
  7. soft floats
  8. soft focus
  9. soft fork
  10. soft forks
  11. soft fox sedge

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