Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denormal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-nor-mal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Smaller than the smallest normal number but larger than zero, thus serving to fill the underflow gap.

noun

A number that is denormal.

Etymology

From de- + normal? or from denormalized?

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

denormals (plural)

Synonyms

denormalized subnormal

Questions

What does denormal mean?: Smaller than the smallest normal number but larger than zero, thus serving to fill the underflow gap.
Where does denormal come from?: From de- + normal? or from denormalized?

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