Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixed point

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
fixed -point
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.

noun

A value which is unchanged by a function or other mapping. Formally: a value x for which f(x)=x.

adj

Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.

Inflected Forms

fixed points (plural) fixed-point (alternative)

Derived Forms

attractor idempotence nullipotence

Phrases

Banks-Zaks fixed point Brouwer fixed-point theorem fixed-point number Kleene fixed-point theorem Lefschetz fixed-point theorem Tarski's fixed-point theorem

Synonyms

fixpoint

Antonyms

floating point

Questions

What does fixed point mean?
A fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.

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