Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-float

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
soft--float
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

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

Questions

What does soft-float mean?
alternative form of softfloat
Where does soft-float come from?
From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).

How to pronounce soft-float

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