Mantissa definition
.7193 is the mantissa of the logarithm 4.7193
An example of mantissa is 234 in the number 1101.234.
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Noun
Origin of mantissa
- Latin makeweight perhaps of Etruscan origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin mantissa, mantīsa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan, but it may actually be from Celtic, possibly through Etruscan mediation).
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