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  2. Gaussian brackets - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, Gaussian brackets are a special notation invented by Carl Friedrich Gauss to represent the convergents of a simple continued fraction in the form of a simple fraction. Gauss used this notation in the context of finding solutions of the indeterminate equations of the form a x = b y ± 1 {\displaystyle ax=by\pm 1} .

  3. Leave (U.S. military) - Wikipedia

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    Leave is accumulated at the rate of 2.5 days per month. [1] A member's leave is annotated in the monthly Leave and Earnings Statement . Under 5 U.S.C. § 6323(a)(1) , civilian federal employees who are reservists are allowed “15 days” of annual paid leave for reserve or National Guard training. [ 2 ]

  4. List of integer sequences - Wikipedia

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    Name First elements Short description OEIS Mersenne prime exponents : 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 31, 61, 89, ... Primes p such that 2 p − 1 is prime.: A000043 ...

  5. Numeral system - Wikipedia

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    By using a dot to divide the digits into two groups, one can also write fractions in the positional system. For example, the base 2 numeral 10.11 denotes 1×2 1 + 0×2 0 + 1×21 + 1×22 = 2.75. In general, numbers in the base b system are of the form:

  6. Fixed-point arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    A fixed-point representation of a fractional number is essentially an integer that is to be implicitly multiplied by a fixed scaling factor. For example, the value 1.23 can be stored in a variable as the integer value 1230 with implicit scaling factor of 1/1000 (meaning that the last 3 decimal digits are implicitly assumed to be a decimal fraction), and the value 1 230 000 can be represented ...

  7. Significand - Wikipedia

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    The significand [1] (also coefficient, [1] sometimes argument, [2] or more ambiguously mantissa, [3] fraction, [4] [5] [nb 1] or characteristic [6] [3]) is the first (left) part of a number in scientific notation or related concepts in floating-point representation, consisting of its significant digits. For negative numbers, it does not include ...

  8. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    2. Denotes the additive inverse and is read as minus, the negative of, or the opposite of; for example, –2. 3. Also used in place of \ for denoting the set-theoretic complement; see \ in § Set theory. × (multiplication sign) 1. In elementary arithmetic, denotes multiplication, and is read as times; for example, 3 × 2. 2.

  9. Floating-point arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    Whether or not a rational number has a terminating expansion depends on the base. For example, in base-10 the number 1/2 has a terminating expansion (0.5) while the number 1/3 does not (0.333...). In base-2 only rationals with denominators that are powers of 2 (such as 1/2 or 3/16) are terminating.