fixed point

See also: fixed-point

English

Noun

fixed point (plural fixed points)

(computing) A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.
(mathematics) A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value $x$ for which $f(x)=x$ .
Synonym: fixpoint

Derived terms

Translations

value unchanged by a mapping

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不動點／不动点 (bùdòngdiǎn), 定點／定点 (zh) (dìngdiǎn)
Czech: pevný bod m
Finnish: kiintopiste
French: point fixe (fr) f
Greek: σταθερής υποδιαστολής (el) f (statherís ypodiastolís)
Hungarian: fixpont (hu)
Japanese: 固定小数点 (こていしょうすうてん, kotei shōsūten)
Kazakh: қозғалмайтын нүкте (qozğalmaityn nükte)
Portuguese: ponto fixo m
Romanian: punct fix n
Spanish: punto fijo m
Swedish: fixpunkt (sv) c

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Serbo-Croatian: fiksna točka f
Swedish: fixpunkt (sv) c

Adjective

fixed point (not comparable)

(computing) Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.

Alternative forms

fixed-point

Antonyms

floating point

Translations

in computing

Chinese:
Cantonese: 定点 (ding⁶ dim²), 定點／定点 (ding⁶ dim²)

Hokkien: 定点 (tēng-tiám), 定點／定点 (zh-min-nan) (tēng-tiám)

Mandarin: 定点 (zh) (dìngdiǎn), 定點／定点 (zh) (dìngdiǎn)
Finnish: kiinteän pilkun
French: virgule fixe (fr) f
German: Fixkomma-
Hungarian: fixpontos
Polish: stałoprzecinkowy m
Turkish: sabit noktalı

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