soft float

A software implementation of a floating-point number.

Noun

  1. A software implementation of a floating-point number.

    Antonyms: hard float

Origin

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

Forms

soft floats

Hypernyms

floating-point number number

Derived

softfloat

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