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mantissa

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Noun
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man=tis=sa

CIDE DICTIONARY

mantissan. [L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.].
     The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mantissa, n. the part of a logarithm after the decimal point.

Etymology
L, = makeweight

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