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floating-point unit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
float-ing--point u-nit
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.

Inflected Forms

floating-point units (plural) FPU (alternative) floating point processor (alternative)

Phrases

central processing unit execution unit co-processor

Frequently Paired Words

central processing unit execution unit coprocessor co-processor

Questions

What does floating-point unit mean?
A microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.

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